.” Examples include playing in a garden or petting a friendly animal. Ideally, “as we engage with the rest of nature, we also begin to get the message that we need to pay attention to the health of Mother Nature as well as our own,” Buzzell says. This helps us move to Level 2 ecotherapy, in which we actively care for nature, perhaps by tending to a garden with an eye toward sustainability., many kids are feeling anxiety and sadness about how the world is changing.
Part of an ecotherapist’s job is learning how each person relates best to nature. “It’s not one-size-fits-all,” Buzzell says. Although some children love playing outdoors, others enjoy creating nature art or listening to the rain. My youngest child isn’t a big fan of nature walks, but she loves turtles, so animals are her gateway to nature.Green space may not be easily accessible where you live. But kids don’t need to be sitting in a forest to connect with nature.
Jean Jacques Rousseau