Connecting to nature is good for kids – but they may need help coping with a planet in peril
- Written by Louise Chawla, Professor Emerita of Environmental Design, University of Colorado Boulder
Deep worry about climate change and biodiversity loss can affect kids' mental health.Kira Hofmann/Picture Alliance via Getty ImagesAs an environmental psychologist who works to improve young people’s access to nature, I recently completed a review that brings two bodies of research together: one on connecting children and adolescents with...