“We tend to block off many of our senses when we're staring at a screen. Nature time can literally bring us to our senses.” (Richard Louv)
Nature Deficit Disorder (NDD) is a term coined by Richard Louv in his 2005 book Last Child in the Woods::Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder. Human beings (especially children) are spending less time outdoors resulting in a wide range of behavioral problems. NDD is not an actual medical diagnosis, but it is a condition that comes with unpleasant side-effects..
Children
who do not
spend enough time exploring the outdoors are more likely to experience
attention difficulties, and have physical and emotional illness. There is a difference
between the declining number of National Park visits in the U.S. and increasing
consumption of electronic media by children. Here are some ways to bring more
of the outside back into lives of children:
who do not
spend enough time exploring the outdoors are more likely to experience
attention difficulties, and have physical and emotional illness. There is a difference
between the declining number of National Park visits in the U.S. and increasing
consumption of electronic media by children. Here are some ways to bring more
of the outside back into lives of children:
While children are in nature, let
them …
1. Take
pictures with a cell phone.
2. Go
on a fungi hunt.
3. Look
for signs of animals.
4. Do
a color hunt.
5. Make
bark rubbings.
6. Build
a fort.
7.
Have a campfire cookout (or outdoor
picnic).
8.
Go
on a seed hunt.
9.
Search
for salamanders.
10.
Learn
about maps.
11.
Collect
leaves.
12.
Prepare
a scavenger hunt.
13.
Go
tent camping.
14.
Go
stargazing (or moon gazing).
15.
Make
a nature alphabet book.
16.
Take
a listening walk.
17.
Grow
a garden.
18.
Visit
a pond.
19.
Do
a backyard bug search.
20.
Adopt
(or plant) a tree.
21.
Do
Birdwatching.
22.
Do
nature crafts.
23.
Hunt
butterflies.
24.
Teach about the human impact
on planet Earth.
“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) [i]
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[i] Sources used:
·
“30 Fun Ways to Prevent Nature-Deficit Disorder in Children” by
·
“All You Need to Know
about Nature Deficit Disorder”
·
“Nature Deficit Disorder” from Wikipedia
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