Thursday, April 17, 2014

Kids need to offset 'screen time' with 'nature time'

There's growing evidence that lack of time in nature is linked to rising rates of depression, attention deficit disorder and other health conditions, Louv says. "An emerging body of scientific evidence suggests not spending much time outdoors connected to the natural world can be connected to rising rates of depression, attention deficit disorder, Vitamin D deficiency (an epidemic in the world), and child obesity." Read more.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

What a great idea to incorporate regular time in nature into the school curriculum. So many classes could be taught outdoors namely gym, art, and topics like geology and biology. The offshoot would be the benefits to emotion and physical health.