Connect Your Grandchildren to Nature on World Environment Day

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Connect Your Grandchildren to Nature on World
Environment Day

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Summary

• Disconnection with nature is clearly evident in
  the lives of children. So on this environment
  day, try to get your grandchildren outdoors to
  connect with nature. Its a great way for you to
  spend time with your family and to teach your
  grandchildren the importance of protecting the
  environment.

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Tips to Get Children Immersed in Nature

• In todays world, it has become increasingly
  difficult to keep children away from TV and video
  games. Kids nowadays spend most of their time in
  front of television, laptops or tablets.
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Nature is Where You Find It 

• When it comes to inspiring a love of growing
  things, a city park, community garden, and a
  backyard can be educational and inspiring. It is
  completely a matter of a place that is convenient
  for you.

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Adjust Your Expectations

• If you like taking hikes, make sure to start
  including your grandchildren in them. You might
  have to set your expectations in advance of what
  is actually an easy outing. As you spend time in
  a park, dont just focus on the destination. Take
  a break and explore nature with your
  grandchildren. Let their natural curiosity guides
  the pace of the hike.

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Dont Forget the Garden

• Another great way to connect with nature is
  gardening. Not every child will be drawn to
  cultivation and be excited to water the plants.
  But, if you let them help harvest, you might just
  be surprised at how green leafy vegetables all of
  a sudden seem to be appetizing.

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Enjoy Outside

• Its important that you show your grandchildren
  that you also enjoy spending time outside and
  make it a big part of your life. We cant expect
  our children to enjoy spending time outside if we
  ourselves dont enjoy. Simply spending time at
  the beach or park and taking long walks is enough.

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Start a Sit Spot

• Sit spots are places you can sit and relax
  outdoors. Its a great to make a place where you
  can just be still and listen to nature. Its a
  great way to see just how much life is in nature,
  whether its listening to the birds or seeing the
  many different insects running around the plants.
• World Environment Day is a great time to not
  only reconnect with nature but to reconnect with
  you family as well. Taking time to instill a love
  of nature in your grandchildren will be something
  they will cherish for the rest of their lives.

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