Helping Children Learn to Love the Earth Before We Ask Them to Save It: Developmentally Appropriate Nature Education for Young Children

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Helping Children Learn to Love the Earth Before We Ask Them to Save It: Developmentally Appropriate Nature Education for Young Children

young child tending to small planters in garden

This position paper from early Dimensions Foundation work describes a rationale for developmentally appropriate environmental education. A short synopsis of research describes the factors contributing to children’s disconnection from the natural world.