Benefits Of Gardening For Kids
By George Hapgood, Tue Jan 10th

Apparently, we can see how nature is treated these days. It is asad thing to know that people do not pay attention so muchanymore to the environmental problems. What can we do aboutthis? It's as simple as starting with the children. It is goodto see the children's involvement with environment-friendlyactivities. One such nature-loving activity that children couldeasily get their hands on is gardening. Why should you considergardening for your children?

Here are the benefits that could easily provide thechildren with:

1. Science

In planting, children are indirectly taught the wonders ofscience like the plant's life cycle and how human's interventioncan break or make the environment. They can have a first handexperience on the miracle of life through a seed. This woulddefinitely be a new and enjoyable experience for the kids.

2. Life

Watching a seed grow into a tree is just as wondrous as theconception to birth and growth of a child. In time, kids willlearn to love their plants and appreciate the life in them.Gardening could actually help simulate how life should betreated -- it should be with care. The necessities to live willbe emphasized to kids with the help of - water,sunlight, air, soil. Those necessities could easily becorresponded to

human necessities, i.e., water, shelter, air,food. By simply weeding out, one could educate how badinfluences should be avoided to be able to live life smoothly.

3. Relaxation

Studies show that can reduce stress because of itscalming effect. This is applicable to any age group. More so, itstimulates all the five senses. Believe it or not, maybe used as therapy to children who have been abused or those whoare members of broken homes. It helps build one's self-esteem.

4. Quality Time with the Family

You can forget about your stressful work life for a while besoothed by the lovely ambience in the garden. You can play andspend quality time with your children. You can talk whilewatering the plants or you can work quietly beside each other.The bottom line is, always do what you have to do, together withyour kids. You might discover a lot of new things about yourchild while mingling with them in your garden.

Let kids become aware of their environment's needs. And one wayto jumpstart that environmental education may be throughgardening. It's hitting two birds with one stone -- teach themto respect life while you bond with them.

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