How The Outdoors Can Do Wonders For The Way You Think

Over the past few years, the bond between people and their electronic gadgets has only grown stronger. This does not bode well for society as a whole. It only seems like a matter of time before technology takes over every aspect of people’s lives. 

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Parents should be alarmed that their children, with their little snub-nosed faces, no longer look up to take in the world with wide-eyed wonder. Parents would be though if they took time to pry themselves away from laptops and smartphones. 

However, while the convenience technology affords for everyone cannot be questioned, it has been proven time and again to have detrimental effects on the mental development of children. Thankfully, many psychiatrists and mental health experts have gathered to come up with a list of things parents can encourage children to do to change their tech-centric way of life. One of these things is to go camping and enjoy the great outdoors. 

Camping, whether with the family or with their peers in summer camp, allows children to have fun the way they were meant to have fun – with nature and with each other. Out in the wilderness, children can discover things about themselves they never knew before and things they could do that they never knew they never knew they were capable of. 

Camping is an experience that can reset the minds of kids and recharge the batteries for parents as well. And gaining a healthy respect for the environment and nature can only be a good thing. 

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Hi! I am Dr. Wayne Imber. I am a retired professor of social and developmental psychology, having taught at many undergraduate and masters programs throughout Arizona, Chicago, and Massachusetts. Learn more about me here.

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