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Nature Makes Kids Happier

Want to genuinely increase your child’s happiness, without the use of new toys and electronics? Take them outside. According to a study published in Frontiers of Psychology, children who feel connected to nature are overall happier human beings. To conduct the study, researchers handed out a questionnaire to nearly 300 children between the ages of 9 and 12 in a classroom. The questions were formulated to help measure each child’s link to nature, along with their eco-friendly...