There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids (from Friluftsliv to Hygge)

by Linda Åkeson McGurk

There are plenty of ideas for strengthening the connection between children and nature in the US, and as vast and diverse as this country is, we’re more likely to see a patchwork of solutions than universal ones. Richard Louv, one of the most prominent visionaries for the children and nature movement in North America, thinks that embracing the “hybrid mind”—the result of marrying nature and technology, direct and digital experiences—will be key to this effort. The hybrid mind, he hypothesizes, will “increase our intelligence, creative thinking and productivity” and could lead to the creation of communities that aren’t just sustainable but “nature-rich.”