BENEFITS OF GARDENING FOR KIDS
BENEFITS OF GARDENING FOR KIDS
Apparently,
we can see how nature is treated these days.
It is a sad thing to know that people do not pay attention so much
anymore to environmental problems.
What can we do about this? It's
as simple as starting with the children.
It is good to see the children's involvement with environment-friendly
activities. One such nature-loving activity that children could easily get
their hands on is gardening. Why should you consider gardening for your
children?
Here
are the benefits that gardening could easily provide the children with:
1. Science
In
planting, children are indirectly taught the wonders of science like the
plant's life cycle and how human's intervention can break or make the
environment. They can have a first-hand
experience on the miracle of life through a seed. This would definitely be a new and enjoyable
experience for the kids.
2. Life
Watching
a seed grows into a tree is just as wondrous as the conception to birth and
growth of a child. In time, kids will
learn to love their plants and appreciate the life in them. Gardening could
actually help simulate how life should be treated -- it should be with care.
The necessities to live will be emphasized to kids with the help of gardening -
water, sunlight, air, soil. Those necessities could easily correspond to
human necessities, i.e., water, shelter, air, food. By simply weeding out, one could educate how
bad influences should be avoided to be able to live life smoothly.
3. Relaxation
Studies
show that gardening can reduce stress because of its calming effect. This is
applicable to any age group. More so, it
stimulates all the five senses. Believe
it or not, gardening may be used as a therapy to children who have been abused or
those who are 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 be soothed by the lovely
ambiance in the garden. You can play and
spend quality time with your children.
You can talk while watering the plants or you can work quietly beside
each other. The bottom line is, always
do what you have to do, together with your kids. You might discover a lot of new things about
your child while mingling with them in your garden.
Let
kids become aware of their environment's needs. And one way to jumpstart that
environmental education may be through gardening. It's hitting two birds with one stone --
teach them to respect life while you bond with them.
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