Nature Deficit Disorder (Why Your Kids Need a Garden)

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of gardening for children's development and health.

How do you get your kids excited about gardening, especially if you’re still learning yourself? In this episode of Everyday Homesteading, I’m joined by Luke Hammond from Dirt Academy Kids to talk about why gardening is one of the most powerful tools we have for raising capable, grounded kids. We dive into: Why so many adults who garden today had childhood garden experiences The real-life skills kids learn in the garden How gardening helps improve kids’ health and t...

People in this episode

Host: Homesteading Family

Guest: Luke Hammond

Topics covered

• gardening
• children
• health
• skills
• parenting

Keywords

• gardening
• kids
• health
• skills
• Nature Deficit Disorder

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dirt Academy Kids

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