It's clear as day - not too many people treat nature as it should be treated. It's sad to note that the past few years haven't seen too many efforts to protect the environment. So what's for us to do? It's as simple as starting with the children. It is good to see the children's involvement with environment-friendly activities. Getting children involved in gardening is a simple and easy way for them to do their part in appreciating nature. You may be asking now - what is it about gardening that our children can benefit from?
Here are the major benefits that your children can gain from getting involved in gardening:
Scientific Benefits
Planting is a good way to teach children how they can make a difference in protecting the environment without making them immediately aware of it. Life is such a beautiful thing, and the same thing applies with plants - a child can learn about what it takes to keep a plant alive. This would definitely be a new and enjoyable experience for the kids.
Life
Here are the major benefits that your children can gain from getting involved in gardening:
Scientific Benefits
Planting is a good way to teach children how they can make a difference in protecting the environment without making them immediately aware of it. Life is such a beautiful thing, and the same thing applies with plants - a child can learn about what it takes to keep a plant alive. This would definitely be a new and enjoyable experience for the kids.
Life
It may be a wonderful thing to watch your child grow from birth to eventual adulthood, but the same can apply if you're watching a seed blossom into full growth. This can teach your kids to be committed to their gardening by nurturing their plants through the growth process. You can encourage your children to value life - may it be human or plant - by getting them into gardening. The necessities to live will be emphasized to kids with the help of gardening - water, sunlight, air, soil. You can correlate this with a human's needs, such as the aforementioned food and drink, as well as air and shelter. You can also use this to help your children stay away from bad crowds and the temptations of drugs, underage drinking, etc. as weeding helps your plants grow successfully by removing what isn't needed.
Relaxation
According to research, gardening's natural calming effect is an effective stress buster. This can apply to you and your children as well. More so, it stimulates all the five senses. It's a little-known and amazing fact that gardening is actually being used as a means of therapy for young victims of abuse or broken families. Your self-esteem can also benefit from this.
Bonding Time Between Child And Parent
Forget the demands of your job and your cranky old boss - let your garden be a relaxing tonic as described above. Regardless of how old your kids are, this is the best opportunity to bond together. You can talk while watering the plants or you can work quietly beside each other. We can't underscore the importance of spending time together as a family. You might discover a lot of new things about your child while mingling with them in your garden.
Make sure your children are aware of how they can help the environment. Gardening is potentially the easiest and most effective way to get this done. And as they get into it, they learn how to respect human and plant life alike while spending quality time with you and your better half, being their parents.
Relaxation
According to research, gardening's natural calming effect is an effective stress buster. This can apply to you and your children as well. More so, it stimulates all the five senses. It's a little-known and amazing fact that gardening is actually being used as a means of therapy for young victims of abuse or broken families. Your self-esteem can also benefit from this.
Bonding Time Between Child And Parent
Forget the demands of your job and your cranky old boss - let your garden be a relaxing tonic as described above. Regardless of how old your kids are, this is the best opportunity to bond together. You can talk while watering the plants or you can work quietly beside each other. We can't underscore the importance of spending time together as a family. You might discover a lot of new things about your child while mingling with them in your garden.
Make sure your children are aware of how they can help the environment. Gardening is potentially the easiest and most effective way to get this done. And as they get into it, they learn how to respect human and plant life alike while spending quality time with you and your better half, being their parents.
According to research, gardening's natural calming effect is an effective stress buster. This can apply to you and your children as well. More so, it stimulates all the five senses. It's a little-known and amazing fact that gardening is actually being used as a means of therapy for young victims of abuse or broken families. Your self-esteem can also benefit from this.
Bonding Time Between Child And Parent
Forget the demands of your job and your cranky old boss - let your garden be a relaxing tonic as described above. Regardless of how old your kids are, this is the best opportunity to bond together. You can talk while watering the plants or you can work quietly beside each other. We can't underscore the importance of spending time together as a family. You might discover a lot of new things about your child while mingling with them in your garden.
Make sure your children are aware of how they can help the environment. Gardening is potentially the easiest and most effective way to get this done. And as they get into it, they learn how to respect human and plant life alike while spending quality time with you and your better half, being their parents.