Childhood has wandered away from Nature.

minutes

16 minutes is the average amount of time children spend outdoors.

By the age of

years old

A child will have spent 1 year of 24-hour days on screens by 8.

of children

One-quarter of children have never climbed a tree.

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Our kids prefer the virtual to the actual. They can name Pokemon characters and not a species of bird or type of flower. It's time for a change.

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