Tag: enviro-anxiety

Combating nature deficit disorder in winter
It’s cold outside so why send the children out to play? Aren’t they going to get sick, hurt themselves and come back cold and miserable? Actually -- just the opposite.

Roots & Shoots: shaping tomorrow's conservationists
"There would be very little point in my exhausting myself and other conservationist themselves in trying to protect animals and habitats if we weren’t at the same time raising young people to be better stewards" Dr. Jane Goodall

Dealing with enviro-anxiety
The environment is going to be on the curriculum as our children return to school. How do you head off anxiety caused by well meaning but sometimes disturbing lessons about the state of our planet?

Helping city kids rediscover nature
For five days in July the meadows, woods, lake and wetlands at Lake St. George Field School were the outdoor classroom for 21 inner-city kids from the Toronto region.

Outdoor enviro-activities for kids
Want to get your kids enthused about the environment? Try some of these fun outdoor activities that will help your kids connect to nature.