These simple words tell us the plainest of truths. It showed me that what children need most is not a computer or those noisy toys, but something that will bring them back to nature.
I hope you will enjoy these quotes as they are shared with you.
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“Encourage your child to have muddy, grassy or sandy feet by the end of each day, that’s the childhood they deserve.”
~Penny Whitehouse
“As a child, one has that magical capacity to move among the many eras of the earth;
to see the land as an animal does; to experience the sky from the perspective of a flower or a bee;
to feel the earth quiver and breathe beneath us;
to know a hundred different smells of mud and listen unselfconsciously to the soughing of the trees.”
~Valerie Andrews
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“Children more than ever, need opportunities to be in their bodies in the world – jumping rope, bicycling, stream hopping and fort building. It’s this engagement between limbs of the body and bones of the earth where true balance and centeredness emerge.”
~ David Sobel
“The Mud will wash off but the memories will last a lifetime” ~Author unknown
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“Restore balance. Most kids have the technology, school, and extracurricular activities covered. It’s time to add a pinch of adventure, a sprinkle of sunshine, and a big handful of outdoor play.” ~ Penny
“Playing together in nature is as much about us as the child. Children get to celebrate and be themselves, while we are reminded of our inner child – the essence of who we are.” Nicolette Sowder
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“To raise a nature-bonded child is to raise a rebel, a dreamer, an innovator… someone who will walk their own verdant, winding path.” ~Nicolette Sowder
“Let the children be free; encourage them;
let them run outside when it is raining;
let them remove their shoes when they find a puddle of water;
and when the grass of the meadows is wet with dew,
let them run on it and trample it with their bare feet;
let them rest peacefully when a tree invites them to sleep beneath its shade;
let them shout and laugh when the sun wakes them in the morning.”
~ Maria Montessori
I like to go searching for these short quotes.
Reading these sentences doesn't take a lot of time, yet we can quickly understand our relationship with our children.
We want them to grow up happy, yet we worry about their future.
I hope these sentences will help you.