In the last 20 years, childhood has moved indoors. Usually in US, boys or girls spend as few as 30 minutes in unstructured outdoor play each day, and more than seven hours each day in front of an electronic screen.
This change had a deep impact on the children wellbeing: increased obesity rates and pediatric prescriptions for antidepressants. More and more children are out of shape and stressed out, because they’re missing something essential to their health and development, that is to live in the natural world. It’s suggested to spend at least one hour a day outside in unstructured activities.
