There is a real world, beyond the glass, for children who look, for those whose parents encourage them to truly see.
Richard LouvWhat would our lives be like if our days and nights were as immersed in nature as they are in technology?
Richard LouvRather than accepting the drifting separation of the generations, we might begin to define a more complex and interesting set of life stages and parenting passages, each emphasizing the connections to the generations ahead and behind. As I grow older, for example, I might first see my role as a parent in need of older, mentoring parents, and then become a mentoring parent myself. When I become a grandparent, I might expect to seek out older mentoring grandparents, and then later become a mentoring grandparent.
Richard LouvChildren need nature for the healthy development of their senses, and therefore, for learning and creativity.
Richard LouvPrize the natural spaces and shorelines most of all, because once they're gone, with rare exceptions they're gone forever. In our bones we need the natural curves of hills, the scent of chapparal, the whisper of pines, the possibility of wildness. We require these patches of nature for our mental health and our spiritual resilience.
Richard Louv