I think we all instinctively want contact with nature – a room with a view, a picnic under a tree or to feel our bare feet in the sand.
Yet today’s lifestyle sees us living removed from nature, shut inside our cars, our homes or in big shopping centres. In these indoor spaces our senses are restricted and our experiences blunted – this is especially sad for our children as they are missing out on the health benefits and fun offered by the outdoors.
There is now an expanding body of research which links time out in nature to better health and childhood development and yet few parents are aware of this.
Here are several ways to sprinkle our lives with as many different nature experiences as we can.
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