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Turn off the TV and get outdoors in nature with your family! Being outdoors has many benefits for you and your child, including promoting emotional and physical well-being and encouraging a love of science. Discover lots of fun outdoor activities you can do in your backyard or in the wilderness and read about the healing power of nature.
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The Ten Actions Parents Can Take to Prevent Nature Deficit Disorder
1. Be a role model! Remember, children will get excited about something when you are genuinely excited about it, too!...
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Ways to Help Children Learn From Gardening
Now that spring is upon us, it is only a few short weeks away when we begin to think about summer gardens. I grew up in...
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Counteracting Sedentary Lives
Thirty years ago, children spent the bulk of their recreational time outdoors, engaged in rich physical play using...
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Improving Your Child’s Mental Health Through Easy Everyday Activities
I’m lost in class!” “I have no friends, no one likes me.” “I go to the playground, but I don’t know what...
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Environmental Education Programs Help Kids Connect to the Earth
When I began my career in professional ministry I directed the program at a church summer camp, Camp Galilee on Lake...
