Hours spent in and around “blue spaces”(coasts, rivers, lakes, etc.) —not just green spaces—have a profound effect on children’s well-being that continues into adulthood, according to a 2022 study in the Journal of Environmental Psychology.
These findings matter more than ever in the digital era. In addition, ongoing exposure to nature—and the inevitable attachment that will form—is crucial for raising future defenders of the natural world.
Read more here:
--https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272494422001219?via%3Dihub
Photo by Susan O'Donnell, Talapus Lake, WA
These findings matter more than ever in the digital era. In addition, ongoing exposure to nature—and the inevitable attachment that will form—is crucial for raising future defenders of the natural world.
Read more here:
--https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272494422001219?via%3Dihub
Photo by Susan O'Donnell, Talapus Lake, WA
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