Nature is one of the greatest needs of human life. However, the fast pace of the metropolitan life we live in, advanced technological products, and the indoor spaces where we spend most of our time draw us further away from nature day by day.
According to recent research, children living in cities are more likely than children living in villages; It is thought that anxiety disorders, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, depression symptoms and mental illnesses are more likely to occur.
So why?
Because, children living in the city are distracted by distractions in their daily lives. There are many reasons that cause problems in focusing and cause anxiety in children.
People and cars constantly rushing somewhere, long hours spent in traffic, constantly blaring horns, endless construction sounds or sudden street maintenance works. … In fact, these sounds and images that we are accustomed to and which are a part of our lives can unknowingly cause many problems in children.
On the other hand, nature; The chirping of birds, the sound of the flowing river, the colorful plants and the fragrant air are reflected as healing to the human soul with the therapeutic effect of nature.
Children living in contact with nature; Their emotional intelligence is higher, their mental health and immune systems are stronger, so they can hold on to life much stronger despite the difficulties that life brings.
Nowadays; The number of children who cannot sit still for even five minutes, who cannot sit at the beginning of their lessons for a certain period of time, who cannot understand a paragraph at once, who get bored of everything very quickly, whose family ties and social relations are weak, whose self-confidence is underdeveloped, who cannot control their anger, who are stressed and even aggressive, is gradually increasing.
We can say that one of the biggest reasons for all this is to stay away from the therapeutic effect of nature.
With the developing technology, many children cannot even eat without a tablet, while watching television without limiting time and program and playing computer games for hours. Closed spaces where people stay for long periods of time are knocking on the doors of everything from ADHD to Anger-Anxiety Disorders and even depression.
Therefore, research is born. Children growing up away from its therapeutic effect; It supports that their senses of sight, hearing, hearing and taste, creative and emotional intelligence, physical development and skills, nutrition and sleep patterns and self-discipline are less developed than children who grow up in touch with nature.
When choosing the house where they will live and the school where their children will attend, choosing schools and houses with green areas, if possible, can compensate for the lack of nature to some extent.
Preferring places in nature instead of shopping malls or indoor playgrounds on weekends, and being with their children on sunny days frequent picnics and nature walks; While it strengthens the child's emotional ties with his family, it can also contribute to the social and spiritual development of his children.
Considering that even a plant grown on the balcony of the house contributes to the child's spiritual development, the spiritual development of the child who lives in touch with nature is better with the therapeutic effect of nature. It can be healthy.
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