Nature’s Ritalin: 7 Studies Show Why Time Outdoors Makes for
Higher-Functioning Kids  Why time outdoors makes for higher-
functioning kidsWhy time outdoors makes for higher-functioning
kidsLet's be clear: We like screens.  Our kids watch TV, we love
educational and creative apps, and totally see the cognitive
benefits of screen time for the Touch-Screen Generation. But
there are also impressive-stunning, really-intellectual and
emotional benefits to being outside, for both kids and adults,
and we want to lay them out for you.  A little background:
Growing food, and generally working outdoors with her hands in
the earth, saved Jeanne's life. Literally. She tells the story
in her book, From The Ground Up: A Food-Grower's Education in
Life, Love and the Movement that's Changing the Nation (which
was released this week! And is getting nice reviews!). Growing
up in the suburbs of Chicago, at the height of '80s materialism,
Jeanne spiraled into a depression and at the age of 18 sought
out nature as a cure. She spent