Richard Louv Quotes About Children

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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 of children and the health of the Earth are inseparable.

Richard Louv

Children, Ideas, Fundamentals

Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.276, Atlantic Books Ltd
An indoor (or backseat) childhood does reduce some dangers to children; but other risks are heightened, including risks to physical and psychological health, risk to children's concept and perception of community, risk to self-confidence and the ability to discern true danger

Richard Louv

Nature, Children, Self Confidence

Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.101, Atlantic Books Ltd
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.

Richard Louv

Nature, Children, Moving

Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.148, Atlantic Books Ltd
Every child needs nature. Not just the ones with parents who appreciate nature. Not only those of a certain economic class or culture or set of abilities. Every child.

Richard Louv

Children, Class, Appreciate

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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. These are the moments when the world is made whole. In my children's memories, the adventures we've had together in nature will always exist.

Richard Louv

Nature, Children, Memories

Richard Louv (2008). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.316, Algonquin Books
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 await a family then it invites more nature into children's lives.

Richard Louv

Nature, Children, Stress

Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.131, Atlantic Books Ltd
To take nature and natural play away from children may be tantamount to withholding oxygen.

Richard Louv

Nature, Children, Oxygen

Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.90, Atlantic Books Ltd
Children who played outside every day, regrdless of weather, had better motor coordination and more ability to concentrate.

Richard Louv

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

Richard Louv

Meaningful, Nature, Children

Richard Louv (2008). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.316, Algonquin Books
Being close to nature, in general, helps boost a child's attention span.

Richard Louv

Nature, Children, Attention

Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.87, Atlantic Books Ltd
Quite simply, when we deny our children nature, we deny them beauty.

Richard Louv

Nature, Children, Deny

Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.149, Atlantic Books Ltd
Studies of children in playgrounds with both green areas and manufactured play areas found that children engaged in more creative forms of play in the green areas.

Richard Louv

Nature, Children, Play

Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.74, Atlantic Books Ltd
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?

Richard Louv

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

Richard Louv

Nature, Children, Real

Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.57, Atlantic Books Ltd
By letting our children lead us to their own special places we can rediscover the joy and wonder of nature.

Richard Louv

Nature, Children, Joy

Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.137, Atlantic Books Ltd
Children need nature for the healthy development of their senses, and therefore, for learning and creativity.

Richard Louv

Nature, Children, Creativity

Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.50, Atlantic Books Ltd
The dugout in the weeds or leaves beneath a backyard willow, the rivulet of a seasonal creek, even the ditch between the front yard and the road-all of these places are entire universes to a young child.

Richard Louv

Weed, Nature, Children

Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.137, Atlantic Books Ltd
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 an urban environment.

Richard Louv

Nature, Children, Knowing

Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.49, Atlantic Books Ltd
If getting our kids out into nature is a search for perfection, or is one more chore, then the belief in perfection and the chore defeats the joy. It's a good thing to learn more about nature in order to share this knowledge with children; it's even better if the adult and child learn about nature together. And it's a lot more fun.

Richard Louv

Nature, Children, Fun

Richard Louv (2008). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.164, Algonquin Books
Progress does not have to be patented to be worthwhile. Progress can also be measured by our interactions with nature and its preservation. Can we teach children to look at a flower and see all the things it represents: beauty, the health of an ecosystem, and the potential for healing?

Richard Louv

Nature, Children, Flower

Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.112, Atlantic Books Ltd
The physical exercise and emotional stretching that children enjoy in unorganized play is more varied and less time-bound than is found in organized sports. Playtime—especially unstructured, imaginative, exploratory play—is increasingly recognized as an essential component of wholesome child development.

Richard Louv

Sports, Children, Exercise

Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.44, Atlantic Books Ltd
Nature is often overlooked as a healing balm for the emotional hardships in a child's life. You'll likely never see a slick commercial for nature therapy, as you do for the latest antidepressant pharmaceuticals. But parents, educators, and health workers need to know what a useful antidote to emotional and physical stress nature can be. Especially now.

Richard Louv

Children, Stress, Healing

Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.45, Atlantic Books Ltd
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 in the birth of a child, a great work of art, or falling in love.

Richard Louv

Falling In Love, Art, Children

Richard Louv (2012). “The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age”, p.9, Algonquin Books
When we raise our children, we relive our childhood. Forgotten memories, painful and pleasurable, rise to the surface.... So each of us thinks, almost daily, of how our own childhood compares with our children's, and of what our children's future will hold.

Richard Louv

Children, Memories, Future

Richard Louv (1998). “Web of Life: Weaving the Values That Sustain Us”, p.190, Conari Press
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 space to do that. Take your child fishing. Take your child on hikes.

Richard Louv

Children, Rocks, Fishing

"Saving Kids from 'Nature Deficit Disorder'". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. May 25, 2005.

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