Now, more than ever, we need nature as a balancing agent. Richard Louv agentbalancenature Change image and share on social
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 blockbringliterally Change image and share on social
Kids are absolutely starved for positive adult contact. Richard Louv absolutelyadultcontact Change image and share on social
No other youth group like the Scouts has trained so many future leaders while at the same time being a nature organization with its outdoor focus. Richard Louv focusfuturegroup Change image and share on social
Kids and adults pay a price for too much tech, and it's not wholesale. Richard Louv adultkidpay Change image and share on social
How can our kids really understand the moral complexities of being alive if they are not allowed to engage in those complexities outdoors? Richard Louv aliveallowcomplexity Change image and share on social
I do not trust technology. I mean, I don't think we're in any danger of kids, you know, doing without video games in the future, but I am saying that their lives are largely out of balance. Richard Louv balancedangerfuture Change image and share on social
Our kids are actually doing what we told them to do when they sit in front of that TV all day or in front of that computer game all day. The society is telling kids unconsciously that nature's in the past. It really doesn't count anymore, that the future is in electronics, and besides, the bogeyman is in the woods. Richard Louv anymorebogeymancomputer share on social
These days, unplugged places are getting hard to find. Richard Louv dayfindhard Change image and share on social
When you're sitting in front of a screen, you're not using all of your senses at the same time. Nowhere than in nature do kids use their senses in such a stimulated way. Richard Louv frontkidnature Change image and share on social