The dugout in the weeds or leaves beneath a backyard willow, the rivulet of a seasonal creek, even the ditch between the front yard and the road-all of these places are entire universes to a young child.
Richard LouvTime in nature is not leisure time; it's an essential investment in our chidlren's health (and also, by the way, in our own).
Richard LouvThere is a real world, beyond the glass, for children who look, for those whose parents encourage them to truly see.
Richard Louv