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• A widening circle of researchers believes that the loss of natural habitat, or the disconnection from nature even when it is available, has enormous implications for human health and child development. They say the quality of exposure to nature affects our health at an almost cellular level.

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  Children, Believe, Loss

  Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.41, Atlantic Books Ltd

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

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  Spiritual, Nature, Wonder

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• There’s no denying the benefits of the Internet. But electronic immersion, without a force to balance it, creates the hole in the boat — draining our ability to pay attention, to think clearly, to be productive and creative.

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  Thinking, Creative, Balance

  Richard Louv (2012). “The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age”, p.24, Algonquin Books

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• 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.

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  Children, Reality, Ideas

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

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• 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 in front of a computer all day.

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  Powerful, Cost, Way

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• Nature-the sublime, the harsh, and the beautiful-offers something that the street or gated community or computer game cannot. Nature presents the young with something so much greater than they are; it offers an environment where they can easily contemplate infinity and eternity.

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  Beautiful, Nature, Games

  Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.82, Atlantic Books Ltd

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• 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.

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  Nature, Children, Stress

  Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.131, Atlantic Books Ltd

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• To take nature and natural play away from children may be tantamount to withholding oxygen.

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  Nature, Children, Oxygen

  Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.90, Atlantic Books Ltd

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• By bringing nature into our lives, we invite humility.

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  Humility, Invites, Our Lives

  Richard Louv (2016). “Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life”, p.215, Atlantic Books

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• 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 kids but they don't know where to start.

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  Growing Up, Kids, Parent

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• The future will belong to the nature-smart...Th e more high-tech we become, the more nature we need.

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  Smart, Needs, Deeper Understanding

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• Now, more than ever, we need nature as a balancing agent.

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  Needs, Agents

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

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  Nature, Children, Attention

  Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.87, Atlantic Books Ltd

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

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  Spiritual, Nature, Journey

  Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.231, Atlantic Books Ltd

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• Children who played outside every day, regrdless of weather, had better motor coordination and more ability to concentrate.

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  Nature, Children, Weather

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• 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 gardens.

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  Nature, School, Garden

  Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.172, Atlantic Books Ltd

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• 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.

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  Children, Sleep, Adequate

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

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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 we need the natural curves of hills, the scent of chapparal, the whisper of pines, the possibility of wildness. We require these patches of nature for our mental health and our spiritual resilience.

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  Spiritual, Curves, Space

  Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.202, Atlantic Books Ltd

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• 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

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  Nature, Children, Self Confidence

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

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• 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.

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  Nature, Children, Fun

  Richard Louv (2008). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.164, Algonquin Books

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• Nature is beautiful, but not always pretty.

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  Beautiful, Nature

  Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.51, Atlantic Books Ltd

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

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  Nature, Parenting, Woods

  Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.16, Atlantic Books Ltd

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

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  Nature, Children, Real

  Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.57, Atlantic Books Ltd

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• Nature is about smelling, hearing, tasting, seeing.

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  Nature, Hearing, Tasting

  Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.52, Atlantic Books Ltd

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• Now, my tree-climbing days long behind me, I often think about the lasting value of those early, deliciously idle days. I have come to appreciate the long view afforded by those treetops. The woods were my Ritalin. Nature calmed me, focused me, and yet excited my senses.

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  Thinking, Climbing, Views

  Richard Louv (2013). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.16, Atlantic Books Ltd

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