In a famous Middletown study of Muncie, Indiana, in 1924, mothers were asked to rank the qualities they most desire in their children. At the top of the list were conformity and strict obedience. More than fifty years later, when the Middletown survey was replicated, mothers placed autonomy and independence first. The healthiest parenting probably promotes a balance of these qualities in children.
Time in nature is not leisure time; it's an essential investment in our chidlren's health (and also, by the way, in our own). - Richard Louv
Time in nature is not leisure time; it's an essential investment in our chidlren's health (and also, by the way, in our own).
- Richard Louv
Nature is imperfectly perfect, filled with loose parts and possibilities, with mud and dust, nettles and sky, transcendent hands-on moments and skinn… - Richard Louv
Nature is imperfectly perfect, filled with loose parts and possibilities, with mud and dust, nettles and sky, transcendent hands-on moments and skinn…
The children and nature movement is fueled by this fundamental idea: the child in nature is an endangered species, and the health of children and the… - Richard Louv
The children and nature movement is fueled by this fundamental idea: the child in nature is an endangered species, and the health of children and the…
Nature-deficit disorder describes the human costs of alienation from nature, among them: diminished use of the senses, attention difficulties, and hi… - Richard Louv
Nature-deficit disorder describes the human costs of alienation from nature, among them: diminished use of the senses, attention difficulties, and hi…
We cannot protect something we do not love, we cannot love what we do not know, and we cannot know what we do not see. Or hear. Or sense. - Richard Louv
We cannot protect something we do not love, we cannot love what we do not know, and we cannot know what we do not see. Or hear. Or sense.
Children need nature for the healthy development of their senses, and therefore, for learning and creativity. - Richard Louv
Children need nature for the healthy development of their senses, and therefore, for learning and creativity.
A natural environment is far more complex than any playing field. - Richard Louv
A natural environment is far more complex than any playing field.
The future will belong to the nature-smart-those individuals, families, businesses, and political leaders who develop a deeper understanding of the t… - Richard Louv
The future will belong to the nature-smart-those individuals, families, businesses, and political leaders who develop a deeper understanding of the t…
Reconnection to the natural world is fundamental to human health, well-being, spirit, and survival. - Richard Louv
Reconnection to the natural world is fundamental to human health, well-being, spirit, and survival.
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