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> [What's important is that children have an opportunity to bond with the natural world, to learn to love it and feel comfortable in it, before being asked to heal its wounds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sobel/what-s-important-is-that-children-have-an-opportunity-to-bond-with/)

[David Sobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sobel/)

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## More by David Sobel

> [If we want children to flourish, to become truly empowered, let us allow them to love the earth before we ask them to save…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sobel/if-we-want-children-to-flourish-to-become-truly-empowered-let-us/)

[David Sobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sobel/)

> [Wet sneakers and muddy clothes are prerequisites for understanding the water cycle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sobel/wet-sneakers-and-muddy-clothes-are-prerequisites-for-understanding/)

[David Sobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sobel/)

> [You can’t bounce off the walls If there are no walls: outdoor schools make kids happier—and smarter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sobel/you-can-t-bounce-off-the-walls-if-there-are-no-walls-outdoor-schools/)

[David Sobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sobel/)

> [The heart of childhood, from seven to eleven, is the critical period for bonding with the earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sobel/the-heart-of-childhood-from-seven-to-eleven-is-the-critical-period/)

[David Sobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sobel/)

> [If we want children to flourish, to become truly empowered, then let us allow them to love the earth before we ask them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sobel/if-we-want-children-to-flourish-to-become-truly-empowered-then-let-us/)

[David Sobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sobel/)

> [“Give children a chance to love the earth before we ask them to save it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sobel/give-children-a-chance-to-love-the-earth-before-we-ask-them-to-save-it/)

[David Sobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sobel/)

> [We tiptoed the tops of beaver dams, hopped hummocks, went wading, looked at spring flowers, tried to catcha snake, got lost and found. How…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sobel/we-tiptoed-the-tops-of-beaver-dams-hopped-hummocks-went-wading-looked/)

[David Sobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sobel/)

> [Exploration of the natural world begins in early childhood, flourishes in middle childhood, and continues in adolescence as a pleasure and a source of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sobel/exploration-of-the-natural-world-begins-in-early-childhood-flourishes/)

[David Sobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sobel/)

> [What's important is that children have an opportunity to bond with the natural world, to learn to love it and feel comfortable in it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sobel/what-s-important-is-that-children-have-an-opportunity-to-bond-with/)

[David Sobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sobel/)

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