Best Richard Louv Sayings
- No other youth group like the Scouts has trained so many future leaders while at the same time being a nature organization with its outdoor… Focus
- Now, more than ever, we need nature as a balancing agent. Agent
- These days, unplugged places are getting hard to find. Days
- 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… Adults
- As a species, we are most animated when our days and nights on Earth are touched by the natural world. We can find immeasurable joy… Animated
- I do not trust technology. I mean, I don't think we're in any danger of kids, you know, doing without video games in the future,… Any
- If war occurs, that positive adult contact in every shape is needed more than ever. It will be a matter of emotional life and death.… Adult
- It's easy to blame the nature-deficit disorder on the kids' or the parents' back, but they also need the help of urban planners, schools, libraries… Accessible
- Leave part of the yard rough. Don't manicure everything. Small children in particular love to turn over rocks and find bugs, and give them some… Bugs
- Our kids are actually doing what we told them to do when they sit in front of that TV all day or in front of… All
- There's a generation now that didn't grow up in nature. Some of these adults are parents and they know that nature is good for their… Adult
- Time spent in nature is the most cost-effective and powerful way to counteract the burnout and sort of depression that we feel when we sit… All
- 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… Anymore
- When you're sitting in front of a screen, you're not using all of your senses at the same time. Nowhere than in nature do kids… All
- We can conserve energy and tread more lightly on the Earth while we expand our culture's capacity for joy. Capacity
- The times I spent with my children in nature are among my most meaningful memories-and I hope theirs. Among
- Most people are either awakened to or are strengthened in their spiritual journey by experiences in the natural world. Awakened
- In our bones we need the natural curves of hills, the scent of chaparral, the whisper of pines, the possibility of wildness. Bones
- Numerous studies document the benefits to students from school grounds that are ecologically diverse and include free play areas, habitats for wildlife, walking trails, and… Areas
- Quite simply, when we deny our children nature, we deny them beauty. Beauty
- A natural environment is far more complex than any playing field. Any
- If a child never sees the stars, never has meaningful encounters with other species, never experiences the richness of nature, what happens to that child? Child
- Nature is one of the best antidotes to fear. Antidote
- Use all of your senses. All
- By letting our children lead us to their own special places we can rediscover the joy and wonder of nature. Children