The future I want is to see a sense of security
So, why exactly is garbage sorting?
What does unclassified garbage cause?
How can we really overcome the "hard bones" of garbage classification that have been gnawed for more than 20 years?
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"Points" means "subtractions"
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The difficulties and breakthrough points of "one brain"
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"Penalty" is not the goal
The connection between you depends on you alone
Never explain anything to you
When I first saw this sentence, Xiaobian was particularly touched.
epilogue:
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Whenever the weather permits, I take my children to the nature to breathe.
Rather than the playground in the city, I would rather take her to the suburbs or forest parks, and even go to the villages around the city for two days, so that she can experience the joy of the field and the joy of nature, and grow naturally.
After summer, the weather is hot. Every time I go out, I am always stopped by the child's grandmother:
"It's so sunny outside, and there are a lot of mosquitoes, how comfortable it is to stay at home."
But I still insist on taking my children out to the outdoors once or twice a month, and I think this is the best gift for my children.
Years ago, I was particularly impressed when I saw Richard Love's book The Last Child in the Woods – Saving the Child with Nativity Disorder, which proposed a concept called "nativity disorder."
Recently, this "natural deficiency disease" has once again been reported by Western media.
Researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark found that children who grew up in a green natural environment had a 55% lower risk of developing various psychological problems such as anxiety and depression when they grew up.
Another U.S. study confirmed that the lack of urban environmental factors such as green space increases the risk of various diseases such as obesity, cancer, and mental illness.
According to the latest research in the journal Nature in 2015, the time spent outdoors is the only strong correlation factor for the occurrence of myopia, and the shorter the time the eye is exposed to sunlight, the higher the risk of myopia.
Now, many children's weekend activities, either to cram school, or to go to the mall, parents will not deliberately take their children to get close to nature.
Even on holidays, when traveling with children, most of them choose large amusement parks such as Disney, rather than nature with mountains, water and mud.
Let children get out of the cage of reinforced concrete and into the embrace of nature, which should become the main theme of children's childhood.
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Naturally, it should be the best partner for children. However, many parents believe that going to nature is a waste of time and energy, preventing their children from touching nature.
Breaking with nature will not only make children lose their awareness of life, but also make people lose the strength to support their hearts.
Teacher Hu Huizhe, who used to engage in environmental education at "Friends of Nature", has come into contact with a large number of urban and rural children.
He found that children from urban families tended to be more informed, more eloquent, smarter and more confident, but also more likely to lack patience and attention, and easier to become irritable.
For example, some children will talk about his understanding of "global warming" and his concerns about polar bears, which is really insightful. But if you ask him to observe the birds in the nearby trees, he can't calm down and look for them.
Sometimes, when they take their children to the woodland and ask them to count how many colors there are around, many children will excitedly scatter and run away.
But some children will stand where they are with a pen, neither walking nor looking, burying their heads in red, green, purple, brown... In fact, he only wrote about the concept of color that he understood. He stood in the middle of nature, but he did not expect to use his own eyes to discover and confirm.
These are the symptoms of "natural deficiency".
In addition, the symptoms of "natural deficiency" may also be manifested as:
1. The child is obese and weak due to lack of outdoor sports, and the coordination of movements is poor;
2. Due to excessive contact with electronic devices, books, picture books, toys, etc. indoors, the sensory development of hearing, smell and so on is weak, and the eyes are myopic at a young age;
3. Don't get along much with other children, don't want to participate in outdoor group activities together, don't know how to share, are overbearing, and have no sense of cooperation and courtesy;
4. Long-term with family, language expression is limited to daily common vocabulary, affecting communication skills and language use ability, and social shortcomings such as timidity, shyness, and woodenness appear;
5. The frequency of going outdoors is small, and the time of outdoor activities is short, resulting in insufficient adaptability and observation to unfamiliar environments, and even psychological problems such as depression and anxiety;
6. The body and skin have little contact with animals and plants, the sense of touch is not sensitive or too sensitive, and the ability to actively find problems and answer questions is not cultivated, affecting insight, creativity and imagination;
7. Disconnected from nature, the understanding of nature only stays in books, and even does not know common plants and crops, and cannot feel the wonder of life;
8. Indifferent or fearful of creatures in the natural world, lack of interest in new things in the outside world, inability to feel the good things in nature, low emotional intelligence, lack of compassion, such as cruelty to small animals, destruction of green trees and flowers, destruction of the environment...
There is too little contact with nature, children rely too much on the information in their brains and the concepts instilled by adults, but they gradually become "receptive" to the various rich experiences brought about by the five senses of the body.
Li Weiwen, an environmental expert from Taiwan, is even more poignant: "If children have never been touched by nature, how will they look at other lives when they grow up?"
If children never had the experience of approaching the land, how would they treat our natural environment when they grew up? If these rootless children grow up and begin to dominate the future, where will we go? ”
Staying away from the pain of nature will not only touch the children of the moment, but also affect future generations.
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How can this be improved? Quite simply, take your child into nature and stock it.
After school, on Saturdays and Sundays, let the children come out of the cram school, shopping malls, mobile phones, and IPADs, and walk into the encyclopedia of nature, where they explore magical things and fascinating fun, and find interest in learning and cultivate the hobby of life.
Many parents believe that learning is to press their children to the desk and write and endorse. But nature can inspire children's most primitive learning motivation.
Edward Wilson, the father of biological theory, mentions in his autobiography The Naturalist:
"Most kids have a stage where they love bugs, and I never say goodbye to that stage. In the process of training a naturalist, the key is hands-on experience, not systematic knowledge.
It is better to go for a period of time uncivilized primitive people, not knowing those names and anatomical details. It is better to use a lot of time to explore and dream. ”
Although knowledge is important, but interests and hobbies, passions and goals are the long-term motivation for struggle, nature this encyclopedia will give children a world with everything, will give children the ability to explore and dream.
Many children who are not deeply involved in nature may not be able to calm down for a while to observe and appreciate the subtle mysteries of nature.
This requires parents to do some guidance in the early stage, and after the child finds fun, let the child explore freely.
Recently, I sorted out some simple and easy activities from the book "The Last Child in the Forest", and began to take the children to do them one by one, and the children were happy when they were outdoors recently.
Share it today, so that everyone can explore the fun of nature with your children in the natural environment that is often visited in the downstairs community, city park, surrounding attractions, etc.
1. Collect stones
Almost all children enjoy collecting stones, shells and fossils.
After collecting and returning home, you can soak in a transparent bottle, decorate the vase, paint the stone, or use tools such as sandpaper to polish the stone and make a stone tumbler.
How to use the stones picked up is a manifestation of children's creativity. Give them the space to play freely, and while their hearts are satisfied, their creativity can also be improved.
2. Discover the hidden world under the plank
Find an old plank and place it on the bare dirt. Come back in a day or two, lift the planks and see how many species are hiding under them.
Find a picture book to help your child identify these small animals. Come back a month later and lift the planks to see which new residents are coming.
Every time there is a new discovery, the children will be pleasantly surprised. This process allows them to experiment with the joy of exploration, which is naturally applied to their study and work.
3. Discover 10 kinds of small animals
It is best to play this game while hiking long distances. Make an agreement with your child that during the walk, carefully observe where there are small animals around you and try to find 10 species, including mammals, birds, insects, reptiles, snails or other animals.
The discovery of small animals can also refer to the discovery of animal footprints, mole holes, and any other traces of animal passing or living. This game can generally arouse the child's interest and improve the child's attention.
4. Adopt a tree
Find a tree around your home and have your child adopt it. Instead of watering every day, you should constantly observe the changes in the tree and make some connection with the tree.
For example, when spring comes, take the child to observe what has changed in the tree; after the typhoon, take the child to see if the tree is injured;
It is also possible to record what animals have inhabited the tree. The child has a little secret that can be buried under the tree and come back to see it after a while.
Adopting a tree and letting the child have a deep connection with the same thing in nature can not only continue to cultivate the child's observation, but also make the child more empathetic.
5. Encourage children to camp
Buy a tent for your child or help them make a canvas tent. It is too busy to go to the beach on holidays or weekends, outdoor camping, and it is also possible to sleep in the community garden until the early morning.
Open the top of the tent, lie down with the child to look at the sky, observe the stars, clouds, it is best to have a book on astronomical phenomena such as constellations and clouds, and observe these beautiful scenery that are usually around but have not been carefully seen with the child.
6. Go fishing
For children under 5 years old, it is good to be able to put down the fishing rod and hang down to the surface. For older children, start with the simplest fishing tackle and technique. For safety reasons, the hook can be straightened so that it is easier to put it back without damage in case you catch an unwanted fish.
Often take the child fishing, can exercise the child's patience and observation. The moment the fish is hooked, all the boredom of waiting will turn into excitement and joy, and the child will understand that all the waiting is worth it.
Nature is the best instructor, children can open up their minds in nature, and they can let their imagination run wild in a colorful space.
Nature is a natural laboratory that activates children's senses of sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing in different ways, allowing them to unleash their creativity.
Nature is also a good medicine that can reduce stress, enhance physical fitness, satisfy the spirit, and bring creativity, humor, and security.
Emerson said, "The secret to cultivating a good man is to let him live in nature."
If a family allows their children to integrate more into nature, they will receive priceless rewards.
Let the children go back to nature and let them return to a home where life begins.
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