Richard Louv Quotes
Top 78 wise famous quotes and sayings by Richard Louv
Richard Louv Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Richard Louv on Wise Famous Quotes.
Children need nature for the healthy development of their senses, and therefore, for learning and creativity.
There is a real world, beyond the glass, for children who look, for those whose parents encourage them to truly see.
We can conserve energy and tread more lightly on the Earth while we expand our culture's capacity for joy.
Going out into nature was one outlet that I had, which truly allowed me to calm down and not think or worry.
By letting our children lead us to their own special places we can rediscover the joy and wonder of nature.
Some kids don't want to be organized all the time. They want to let their imaginations run; they want to see where a stream of water takes them.
We cannot protect something we do not love, we cannot love what we do not know, and we cannot know what we do not see. Or hear. Or sense.
The times I spent with my children in nature are among my most meaningful memories-and I hope theirs.
Children who played outside every day, regrdless of weather, had better motor coordination and more ability to concentrate.
This seems clear enough: When truly present in nature, we do use all our senses at the same time, which is the optimum state of learning.
In nature, a child finds freedom, fantasy, and privacy: a place distant from the adult world, a separate peace.
Spare time in the garden, either digging, setting out, or weeding; there is no better way to preserve your health.
I played around our yard some and talked to the fence posts, sung songs and made the weeds sing ... - WOODY GUTHRIE
How can our kids really understand the moral complexities of being alive if they are not allowed to engage in those complexities outdoors?
In the meantime, relax. Take a break. Look at the clouds. Listen to the wind. Let the birds do the heavy lifting. A
The logical extension of synthetic nature is the irrelevance of "true" nature
the certainty that it's not even worth looking at. (62)
the certainty that it's not even worth looking at. (62)
Natural play strengthens children's self-confidence and arouses their senses-their awareness of the world and all that moves in it, seen and unseen.
What would our lives be like if our days and nights were as immersed in nature as they are in technology?
Unlike television, nature does not steal time; it amplifies it. Nature offers healing for a child living in a destructive family or neighborhood.
Thoughtful exposure of youngsters to nature can even be a powerful form of therapy for attention-deficit disorders and other maladies.
Just as children need good nutrition and adequate sleep, they may very well need contact with nature.
The pleasure of being alive is brought into sharper focus when you need to pay attention to staying alive.
To me, still being considered a kid, it can't be too much to ask. We should have the same rights as adults did when they were young.
Genetically, we are essentially the same creatures as we were at the beginning. We are still hunters and gatherers.
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.
Mothers tend to be more direct. Fathers talk to other fathers about their kids more metaphorically. It's a different way of communication.
In our bones we need the natural curves of hills, the scent of chaparral, the whisper of pines, the possibility of wildness.
Time in nature is not leisure time; it's an essential investment in our chidlren's health (and also, by the way, in our own).
Nature offers a well from which many, famous or not, draw a creative sense of pattern and connection.
This principle holds that a reconnection to the natural world is fundamental to human health, well-being, spirit, and survival.
Nature - the sublime, the harsh, and the beautiful - offers something that the street or gated community or computer game cannot.
I have a soft spot in my heart for tree houses, which have always imparted certain magic and practical knowledge.
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.
The real cultural war is between the culture of narcissism and what might be called the culture of renewal.