Richard Louv Quotes About Children

Quotes about: Children

• 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

  FaceBook post by Richard Louv from May 23, 2013

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.

• In nature, a child finds freedom, fantasy, and privacy: a place distant from the adult world, a separate peace.

  Richard Louv

  Children, Adults, World

  Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.14, Atlantic Books Ltd

• Nature introduces children to the idea—to the knowing—that they are not alone in this world, and that realities and dimensions exist alongside their own.

  Richard Louv

  Children, Reality, Ideas

  Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.227, Atlantic Books Ltd

• As one scientist puts it, we can now assume that just as children need good nutrition and adequate sleep, they may very well need contact with nature.

  Richard Louv

  Children, Sleep, Adequate

  Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.11, Atlantic Books Ltd

• In a famous Middletown study of Muncie, Indiana, in 1924, mothers were asked to rank the qualities they most desire in their children. At the top of the list were conformity and strict obedience. More than fifty years later, when the Middletown survey was replicated, mothers placed autonomy and independence first. The healthiest parenting probably promotes a balance of these qualities in children.

  Richard Louv

  Mother, Children, Years

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