The Physical Exercise And Emotional Stretching That

Nature Is Beautiful, But Not Always Pretty.

Stress Reduction, Greater Physical Health, A Deeper Sense Of Spirit, More Creativity, A Sense Of Play, Even A Safer Life-these Are The Rewards That Await A Family Then It Invites More Nature Into Children's Lives.

Rather Than Accepting The Drifting Separation Of The Generations, We Might Begin To Define A More Complex And Interesting Set Of Life Stages And Parenting Passages, Each Emphasizing The Connections To The Generations Ahead And Behind. As I Grow Older, For Example, I Might First See My Role As A Parent In Need Of Older, Mentoring Parents, And Then Become A Mentoring Parent Myself. When I Become A Grandparent, I Might Expect To Seek Out Older Mentoring Grandparents, And Then Later Become A Mentoring Grandparent.

What Would Our Lives Be Like If Our Days And Nights Were As Immersed In Nature As They Are In Technology?

This Tree House Became Our Galleon, Our Spaceship, Our Fort Apache...ours Was A Learning Tree. Through It We Learned To Trust Ourselves And Our Abilities.