Children Quotes by Richard Louv

Kids are absolutely starved for positive adult contact.

— Richard Louv

Quite simply, when we deny our children nature, we deny them beauty.

— Richard Louv

Other species help children develop empathy.

— Richard Louv

Being close to nature, in general, helps boost a child's attention span.

— Richard Louv

The times I spent with my children in nature are among my most meaningful memories-and I hope theirs.

— Richard Louv

By letting our children lead us to their own special places we can rediscover the joy and wonder of nature.

— Richard Louv

In nature, a child finds freedom, fantasy, and privacy: a place distant from the adult world, a separate peace.

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Every child needs nature. Not just the ones with parents who appreciate nature. Not only those of a certain economic class or…

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As one scientist puts it, we can now assume that just as children need good nutrition and adequate sleep, they may very…

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Some kids don't want to be organized all the time. They want to let their imaginations run; they want to see where…

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Studies of children in playgrounds with both green areas and manufactured play areas found that children engaged in more creative forms of…

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Natural play strengthens children's self-confidence and arouses their senses-their awareness of the world and all that moves in it, seen and unseen.

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We have such a brief opportunity to pass on to our children our love for this Earth, and to tell our stories.…

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We attempt to remember our collective American childhood, the way it was, but what we often remember is a combination of real…

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“Until recently, most environmental organizations offered only token attention to children. Perhaps their lack of zeal stems from an unconscious ambivalence about…

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Passion is lifted from the earth itself by the muddy hands of the young; it travels along grass-stained sleeves to the heart.…

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As a species, we are most animated when our days and nights on Earth are touched by the natural world. We can…

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We do not raise our children alone… Our children are also raised by every peer, institution, and family with which they come…

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The children and nature movement is fueled by this fundamental idea: the child in nature is an endangered species, and the health…

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The physical exercise and emotional stretching that children enjoy in unorganized play is more varied and less time-bound than is found in…

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In a famous Middletown study of Muncie, Indiana, in 1924, mothers were asked to rank the qualities they most desire in their…

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Today's children are living a childhood of firsts. They are the first daycare generation; the first truly multicultural generation; the first generation…

— Richard Louv

Nature is often overlooked as a healing balm for the emotional hardships in a child's life. You'll likely never see a slick…

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What happens when all the parts of childhood are soldered down, when the young no longer have the time or space to…

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“That environmentalists need the goodwill of children would seem self-evident- but more often than not, children are viewed as props or extraneous…

— Richard Louv

“In an agricultural society, or during a time of exploration and settlement, or hunting and fathering--which is to say, most of mankind's…

— Richard Louv

As the nature deficit grows, another emerging body of scientific evidence indicates that direct exposure to nature is essential for physical and…

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“Why do so many Americans say they want their children to watch less TV, yet continue to expand the opportunities for them…

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“As a powerful deterrent to natural play, fear of liability ranks right behind the bogeyman. One goal in the fourth frontier should…

— Richard Louv

“If a geographic place rapidly changes in a way that demeans its natural integrity, then children’s early attachment to land is at…

— Richard Louv

“She was one of those exceptional children who do still spend time outside, in solitude. In her case nature represented beauty -…

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There is a real world, beyond the glass, for children who look, for those whose parents encourage them to truly see.

— Richard Louv

To take nature and natural play away from children may be tantamount to withholding oxygen.

— Richard Louv

If a child never sees the stars, never has meaningful encounters with other species, never experiences the richness of nature, what happens…

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Here is the beginning of understanding: most parents are doing their best, and most children are doing their best, and they're doing…

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Children need nature for the healthy development of their senses, and therefore, for learning and creativity.

— Richard Louv

Children who played outside every day, regrdless of weather, had better motor coordination and more ability to concentrate.

— Richard Louv

Each of us-adult or child-must earn nature's gift by knowing nature directly, however difficult it may be to glean that knowledge in…

— Richard Louv

Nature introduces children to the idea—to the knowing—that they are not alone in this world, and that realities and dimensions exist alongside…

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American family life has never been particularly idyllic. In the nineteenth century, nearly a quarter of all children experienced the death of…

— Richard Louv