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 LouvNature-the sublime, the harsh, and the beautiful-offers something that the street or gated community or computer game cannot. Nature presents the young with something so much greater than they are; it offers an environment where they can easily contemplate infinity and eternity.
Richard LouvWe can conserve energy and tread more lightly on the Earth while we expand our culture's capacity for joy.
Richard LouvIf getting our kids out into nature is a search for perfection, or is one more chore, then the belief in perfection and the chore defeats the joy. It's a good thing to learn more about nature in order to share this knowledge with children; it's even better if the adult and child learn about nature together. And it's a lot more fun.
Richard Louv