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Getting children back to the great outdoors
"Getting children back to the great outdoors": This article explores the nature deficit that our current generation of children are experiencing and the impact it is having on their lives. It looks at a number of scientific studies including issues relating to our phyical and mental well-being and their dependence on and connection to nature. It discusses a lot of what we know to make perfect sense and seem obvious but this article highlights the hard evidence that is being accumulated as well.
