AGrassrootsRemedyMostofusspendourlivesseekingthenaturalworld.Tothisendwewalkthedogplaygolfgofishingsitinthegardendrinkoutsideratherthaninsidethepubhaveapicnicliveinthesuburbsgototheseaside

　　AGrassrootsRemedy

　　Mostofusspendourlivesseekingthenaturalworld.Tothisendwewalkthedogplaygolfgofishingsitinthegardendrinkoutsideratherthaninsidethepubhaveapicnicliveinthesuburbsgototheseasidebuyaweekendplaceinthecountry.ThemostpopularleisureactivityinBritainisgoingforawalk.Andwhenjoggers(慢跑者)jogtheydon’trunthestreets.Everyoneoftheminstinctivelyheadstotheparkortheriver.Itismyprofoundbeliefthatnotonlydoweallneednaturebutweallseeknaturewhetherweknowwearedoingsoornot.

　　Butdespitethisourchildrenaregrowingupnature-deprived(丧失).IspentmyboyhoodclimbingtreesonStreathamCommonSouthLondon.Thesedayschildrenarerobbedoftheseancientfreedomsduetoproblemslikecrimetrafficthelossoftheopenspacesandoddnewperceptionsaboutwhatisbestforchildrenthatistosaythingsthatcanbeboughtratherthanthingsthatcanbefound.

　　Thetruthistobefoundelsewhere.AstudyintheUS:familieshadmovedtobetterhousingandthechildrenwereassessedforADHD—attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder(多动症).Thosewhoseaccommodationhadmorenaturalviewsshowedanimprovementof19%;thosewhohadthesameimprovementinmaterialsurroundingsbutnoniceviewimprovedjust4%.

　　AstudyinSwedenindicatedthatkindergartenchildrenwhocouldplayinanaturalenvironmenthadlessillnessandgreaterphysicalabilitythanchildrenusedonlytoanormalplayground.AUSstudysuggestedthatwhenaschoolgavechildrenaccesstoanaturalenvironmentacademiclevelswereraisedacrosstheentireschool.

　　Anotherstudyfoundthatchildrenplaydifferentlyinanaturalenvironment.Inplaygroundschildrencreateahierarchy(等级)basedonphysicalabilitieswiththetoughonestakingthelead.Butwhenagrassyareawasplantedwithbushesthechildrengotmuchmoreintofantasyplayandthesocialhierarchywasnowbasedonimaginationandcreativity.

　　Mostbullying(恃强凌弱)isfoundinschoolswherethereisatarmac(柏油碎石)playground;theleastbullyingisinanaturalareathatthechildrenareencouragedtoexplore.ThisremindsmeunpleasantlyofSunnyhillSchoolinStreathamwithitsharshtarmacwhereIusedtohangaboutincornersfantasisingaboutwildlife.

　　Butc