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Beauty, Nature and Wellness
February 18, 2022
I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright.
-Henry David Thoreau
-Henry David Thoreau
Ruth Wilson provides an article that forms the basis of a new Exchange Reflections, “Beauty, Nature and Wellness,” that raises provocative topics for discussion around the ways experiences with beauty and nature can support wellness in both children and adults.
Wilson offers research findings that show “children’s physical response to beauty includes increased cerebral activity which contributes to their improved health and well-being.”
The Reflections asks early childhood practitioners to ponder questions about how to define beauty in an early childhood setting, whether “being outside” is the same thing as “connecting with nature,” and what it might mean to realize “we are part of the natural world versus separate from it.”
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Cheryl, thank you for sharing that quote by Rachel Carson. Agreed!
San Marcos, TX, United States
Being outside is always a good thing for children & adults. It promotes "good" health, physically and mentally! But just being outside does not necessarily connect us with nature. That takes more. Observing the world around us and appreciating what we see large and small helps connects us to nature. Taking time to "feel" the outdoors connects us to nature. The words of Rachel Carson come to mind, "If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in." My sincere hope is that many early childhood educators are that "one adult".
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