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title: "11 Children Nature Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Children Nature quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Children Nature sayings and thoughts."
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> [“In his 2005 best seller Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, he”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-lythcott-haims/in-his-2005-best-seller-last-child-in-the-woods-saving-our-children/)

[Julie Lythcott-Haims](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-lythcott-haims/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbd/julie-lythcott-haims-20488_children_in-his-2005-best-seller-last-child-in-th_3172039.jpg)

> [“Fog loves to cover; wind loves to disperse! Children of nature love having fun with each other!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/fog-loves-to-cover-wind-loves-to-disperse-children-of-nature-love/)

[Mehmet Murat ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/mehmet-murat-ildan-3_fog_fog-loves-to-cover-wind-loves-to-dispers_1195209.jpg)

> [Exposing children to nature, especially at an early age, keeps them grounded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshni-nadar/exposing-children-to-nature-especially-at-an-early-age-keeps-them/)

[Roshni Nadar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshni-nadar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/roshni-nadar-20981_age_exposing-children-to-nature-especially-a_1432631.jpg)

> [The times I spent with my children in nature are among my most meaningful memories-and I hope theirs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-louv/the-times-i-spent-with-my-children-in-nature-are-among-my-most/)

[Richard Louv](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-louv/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/846/richard-louv-3583_children_the-times-i-spent-with-my-children-in-na_1601615.png)

> [Quite simply, when we deny our children nature, we deny them beauty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-louv/quite-simply-when-we-deny-our-children-nature-we-deny-them-beauty/)

[Richard Louv](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-louv/)

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> [“HUMANS THINK THAT NATURE GIVES SERVICE TO HIM SO IT IS SERVANT OF HIS, BUT HE DOES'NT UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE CHILDREN'S…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/omkar-patil/humans-think-that-nature-gives-service-to-him-so-it-is-servant-of-his/)

[Omkar Patil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/omkar-patil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a88/omkar-patil-267415_children_humans-think-that-nature-gives-service-t_434502.jpg)

> [“Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair and let us huddle together as darkness takes over. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-polis-schutz/let-us-dance-in-the-sun-wearing-wild-flowers-in-our-hair-and-let-us/)

[Susan Polis Schutz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-polis-schutz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfb/susan-polis-schutz-23546_gardening_let-us-dance-in-the-sun-wearing-wild-flo_1053942.jpg)

> [The children and nature movement is fueled by this fundamental idea: the child in nature is an endangered species, and the health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-louv/the-children-and-nature-movement-is-fueled-by-this-fundamental-idea/)

[Richard Louv](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-louv/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/richard-louv-3583_children_the-children-and-nature-movement-is-fuel_2693667.png)

> [I sadly want a reform in the construction of children. Nature's only idea seems to be to make them machines for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilkie-collins/i-sadly-want-a-reform-in-the-construction-of-children-nature-s-only/)

[Wilkie Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilkie-collins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/000/wilkie-collins-2078_children_i-sadly-want-a-reform-in-the-constructio_190006.png)

> [I try to avoid giving advice. The only advice I will give is to pay attention. I don't mean to the screen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-redford/i-try-to-avoid-giving-advice-the-only-advice-i-will-give-is-to-pay/)

[Robert Redford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-redford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7df/robert-redford-1707_advice_i-try-to-avoid-giving-advice-the-only-ad_1394292.jpg)

> [If children have an interest in nature, they will understand. I want them to become people who appreciate the consequences the next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamae-watanabe/if-children-have-an-interest-in-nature-they-will-understand-i-want/)

[Tamae Watanabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamae-watanabe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/006/tamae-watanabe-50663_appreciate_if-children-have-an-interest-in-nature-t_2051075.jpg)

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