Rather than accepting the drifting separation of the generations, we might begin to define a more complex and interesting set of life… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
Nature is often overlooked as a healing balm for the emotional hardships in a child's life. You'll likely never see a slick… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
American family life has never been particularly idyllic. In the nineteenth century, nearly a quarter of all children experienced the death of… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
We attempt to remember our collective American childhood, the way it was, but what we often remember is a combination of real… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
All spiritual life begins with a sense of wonder, and nature is a window into that wonder. — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If war occurs, that positive adult contact in every shape is needed more than ever. It will be a matter of emotional… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
“She was one of those exceptional children who do still spend time outside, in solitude. In her case nature represented beauty - and refuge.… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
Children need nature for the healthy development of their senses, and therefore, for learning and creativity. — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
As the young spend less of their lives in natural surroundings, their senses narrow, physiologically and psychologically and this reduces the richness of human… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
No other youth group like the Scouts has trained so many future leaders while at the same time being a nature organization with its… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
In medieval times, if someone displayed the symptoms we now identify as boredom, that person was thought to be committing something called acedia, a… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
Rather than accepting the drifting separation of the generations, we might begin to define a more complex and interesting set of life stages and… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
This seems clear enough: When truly present in nature, we do use all our senses at the same time, which is the optimum state… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
Reconnection to the natural world is fundamental to human health, well-being, spirit, and survival. — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
“Most scientists who study human perception no longer assume that we have five senses: taste, touch, smell, sight, and hearing. The current number ranges… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
