Richard Louv

Nature is one of the best antidotes to fear.

— Richard Louv

Other species help children develop empathy.

— Richard Louv

Nature does not steal time, it amplifies it.

— Richard Louv

Use all of your senses.

— Richard Louv

Nature is beautiful, but not always pretty.

— Richard Louv

Natural playgrounds may decrease bullying.

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The future will belong to the nature-smart...

— Richard Louv

Green exercise improves psychological health.

— Richard Louv

All spiritual life begins with a sense of wonder, and nature is a window into that wonder.

— 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

The woods were my Ritalin. Nature calmed me, focused me, and yet excited my senses.

— Richard Louv

A natural environment is far more complex than any playing field.

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These days, unplugged places are getting hard to find.

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By bringing nature into our lives, we invite humility.

— Richard Louv

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

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

— Richard Louv

This seems clear enough: When truly present in nature, we do use all our senses at the same time, which is the…

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

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There is another possibility: not the end of nature, but the rebirth of wonder and even joy.

— Richard Louv

Time spent in nature is the most cost-effective and powerful way to counteract the burnout and sort of depression that we feel…

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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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Most people are either awakened to or are strengthened in their spiritual journey by experiences in the natural world.

— Richard Louv

Unlike television, reading does not swallow the senses or dictate thought. Reading stimulates the ecology of the imagination. Can you remember the…

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Prize the natural spaces and shorelines most of all, because once they're gone, with rare exceptions they're gone forever. In our bones…

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Environment-based education produces student gains in social studies, science, language arts, and math; improves standardized test scores and grade-point averages; and develops…

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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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“My contention throughout this book is that reconnecting to nature is one key to growing a larger environmental movement. That reconnection is…

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It's easy to blame the nature-deficit disorder on the kids' or the parents' back, but they also need the help of urban…

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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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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…

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Something else was different when we were young: our parents were outdoors. I’m not saying they were joining health clubs and things…

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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…

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Rather than accepting the drifting separation of the generations, we might begin to define a more complex and interesting set of life…

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

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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