Unlike television, reading does not swallow the senses or dictate thought. Reading stimulates the ecology of the imagination. Can you remember the wonder you felt when first reading The Jungle Book or Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn? Kiplingโs world within a world; Twainโs slow river, the feel of freedom and sand on the secret island, and in the depths of the cave?
Richard LouvChildren who played outside every day, regrdless of weather, had better motor coordination and more ability to concentrate.
Richard LouvWe 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 Louv