Why Is It So Important To Get Kids Out Of The Cities And Into Nature - The Road Less Traveled
“The average American child spends around four to seven minutes a day playing outside” It’s something that we hear about a lot these days: our children spend so much time indoors, with their eyes glued to their TV, computer, or tablet screens, all while vehicles pound past in the harsh, urban environment outside. And the statistics don’t indicate this conclusion is entirely wrong; recent research has found that the average American child spends around four to seven minutes a day playing outside , as opposed to more than seven hours a day in front of a screen. It’s understandable that our children might not feel close to nature. Of course, certain changes in our world – social, cultural, and technological – can make it difficult to avoid contributing to this trend. For great numbers of us, life can seem like a constant source of stress and pressure. We might be very time-poor, and it can be very easy to end up with a situation in which our children do spend a lot o...