In this video you will see how our lifestyle is damaging our children. Children are not connected with nature anymore and are more connected to their tablets and phones.  This is creating a generation of children who are living sedentary lifestyles and in turn, are suffering from more anxiety and depression than ever before.  It is acknowledged that spending time in nature can have long-term positive effects

children and their mental state as well as their physical health.

‘…contact with nature is a critically important part (of stabilising children’s lives).’

‘…a research study at the University of Illinois has suggested that contact with nature can have a significant ‘detoxing’ effect on children with attention deficit disorders and the greener the setting, the greater the relief.’

Research from Tokyo found that 529.6% of children living within the city had ‘never seen a sunset or sunrise’

Palmer (2006:47) cited in Hayden (2017).

‘Western culture (is) suffering increasing alienation from the natural world’ (Stribbe, 2012:168)

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