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| Article Name : | | | Children in Nature: A Need for Present &Future | | Author Name : | | | MONIKA SRIVASTAVA | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | ISRJ-10 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile | | Abstract : | | | The number of children who experience nature every day is decreasing dramatically. The evolution
of technology that created gaming systems, ipods, personal computers, etc... has taken control of our
children. As a result, children spend less time outdoors playing and more time indoors gaming. Thus, the
sever increase in childhood obesity rates.
It is time to reconnect children with nature. Allow them to run through valleys and over hills, jump
over fallen trees, watch insects build homes, plant and nurture a living organism; its time to let kids be kids
and let nature show them how to truly play. A natural setting for play will increase children's physical activity
level and keep children fit. Thus, lowering their chances of adolescent and/or adult obesity. | | Keywords : | | |
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