We are telling our kids that nature is in the past and it probably doesn't count anymore, the future is in electronics, the boogeyman is in the woods, and playing outdoors is probably illicit and possibly illegal.
Richard LouvRead
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).
Interpretation
Spending time in nature is crucial for both children's health and our own well-being.
Richard Louv highlights the importance of engaging with nature, suggesting that it is not merely a pastime but a vital part of nurturing children's physical and mental health, as well as our own. This statement encourages a reevaluation of how we allocate our time, pointing out that time spent outdoors is a necessary investment that yields long-term benefits for individuals and society.
In practice
During a community health seminar focused on child development and wellness.
We are telling our kids that nature is in the past and it probably doesn't count anymore, the future is in electronics, the boogeyman is in the woods, and playing outdoors is probably illicit and possibly illegal.
Now, more than ever, we need nature as a balancing agent.
The future will belong to the nature-smart...Th e more high-tech we become, the more nature we need.
We have such a brief opportunity to pass on to our children our love for this Earth, and to tell our stories. These are the moments when the world is made whole. In my children's memories, the adventures we've had together in nature will always exist.
Nature-deficit disorder describes the human costs of alienation from nature, among them: diminished use of the senses, attention difficulties, and higher rates of physical and emotional illnesses. The disorder can be detected in individuals, families, and communities.
A lot of people think they need to give up nature to become adults but that's not true. However, you have to be careful how you describe and define 'nature.'
O Winter, ruler of the inverted year!
We are faced with an incredible challenge to curb our greenhouse-gas emissions around the globe. Everyone has to realize this and come to terms with this.
Seafood is simply a socially acceptable form of bush meat. We condemn Africans for hunting monkeys and mammalian and bird species from the jungle yet the developed world thinks nothing of hauling in magnificent wild creatures like swordfish, tuna, halibut, shark, and salmon for our meals. The fact is that the global slaughter of marine wildlife is simply the largest massacre of wildlife on the planet.
I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do.
Aurora now, fair daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with rosy light the dewy lawn.
I am glad I will not be young in a future without wilderness.
Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.