Adults Quote by Laura Bush

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

— Richard Louv

Playtime and nature time are important not only for learning but also for health and development.

— Tara Parker-Pope

Time in nature is not leisure time; it's an essential investment in our chidlren's health (and also, by the way, in our own).

— Richard Louv

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

— Richard Louv

Stress reduction, greater physical health, a deeper sense of spirit, more creativity, a sense of play, even a safer life-these are the rewards that…

— Richard Louv

“Prolonged stress causes the human body to make adaptations so it can continue to serve you at a functional level. The more stress, the…

— Janet Gallagher Nestor

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature.

— Henry David Thoreau

Stress makes us prone to tunnel vision, less likely to take in the information we need. Anxiety makes us more risk-averse than we would…

— Noreena Hertz

Exercise mitigates the effects of stress - and stress, we know, shortens telomeres. In fact, early studies indicate that stress reduction techniques like meditation…

— Elizabeth Blackburn

Small improvements in the way you use your time can translate into major differences in your life.

— Brian Tracy

A widening circle of researchers believes that the loss of natural habitat, or the disconnection from nature even when it is available, has enormous…

— Richard Louv

“If we can see anxiety-inducing situations as opportunities to improve, grow, and become better at challenges, we are less likely to avoid or distract…

— Matt Lewis