Kids Who Spend More Time in Nature Become Happier Adults, Study Confirms

You don’t really need a study to tell you this, but it’s worth noting the science behind our intuitive guess that kids who spend more time in nature become happier adults.

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Using a meditation script has profound effects on your child’s ability to deal with stressful situations and cope when they’re having a hard time.

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Kids Who Spend More Time in Nature Become Happier Adults, Study Confirms

Kids in Nature Now Are Happier Later On in Life

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So, after studying nearly one million people across three decades, they found that “children who grew up with the lowest levels of green space had up to 55% higher risk of developing a psychiatric disorder independent from effects of other known risk factors.”

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Nature has a calming and normalizing effect on humans. Spending just a few nights outdoors can reset your sleep cycle.

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Kids Who Spend More Time in Nature Become Happier Adults, Study Confirms

You don’t really need a study to tell you this, but it’s worth noting the science behind our intuitive guess that kids who spend more time in nature become happier adults.

Using a meditation script has profound effects on your child’s ability to deal with stressful situations and cope when they’re having a hard time.

A new study out of Denmark found that living near and spending time in nature is measurably better for your mental health, both short and long term.

Kids Who Spend More Time in Nature Become Happier Adults, Study Confirms

Kids in Nature Now Are Happier Later On in Life

So, after studying nearly one million people across three decades, they found that “children who grew up with the lowest levels of green space had up to 55% higher risk of developing a psychiatric disorder independent from effects of other known risk factors.”

Nature has a calming and normalizing effect on humans. Spending just a few nights outdoors can reset your sleep cycle.

SWIPE UP FOR MORE!

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