Grand Ideas! 21 Great Ways Grandparents and Grandfriends Can Connect Kids to Nature

Authors

Richard Louv

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pp. 9-15

Abstract

What's a grandparent to do?

Marti Erickson makes a practice of keeping two collapsible chairs in her car trunk. If she's having a particularly stressful day, she drives to the closest patch of nature, sits on one of those chairs, and is soothed. She always carries two chairs in the trunk of her car. "My oldest grandchild likes nature breaks, too, and joins me when we're out together."

Last year, for an article in the AARP Bulletin, I quoted Marti about the potential benefits of nature experience, including stress reduction, better health, and family bonding.

Recommended Citation

Richard Louv (2013) "Grand Ideas! 21 Great Ways Grandparents and Grandfriends Can Connect Kids to Nature," Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education: Vol. 22: Iss. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/taproot/vol22/iss2/4