The Cure for Indoor, Leisurely Lifestyle

With the snow piling up, blistering winds hitting your face and the roads getting messier, it’s for good reason that the winter season forces indoors. The allure of an insulated home, roaring fireplace and mug of hot chocolate is hard to beat. While the benefits of gathering together inside during these frigid months may seem appealing, there is a hefty caveat that they bring with them.

Richard Louv introduced the concept of Nature Deficit Disorder as a hypothesis in his 2005 book, Last Child in the Woods. He explained that children (and human beings, generally) are spending less and less time …read more