Minnesota Arboretum Hosts Children and Nature Conference

(Minneapolis) Star Tribune – March 27, 2008
By Heron Marquez Estrada

It is called "nature deficit disorder" and, according to a growing number of researchers, millions of children across the country are suffering from it. The cure is relatively simple: a daily dose of nature, according the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen, which next week holds a daylong conference on how to nurture nature in children. Among the speakers will be Andrea Faber Taylor, whose research indicates that exposure to nature for even short periods can help children focus, even those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders. "There's no question," said Taylor. Her research has shown that children can be helped even…

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