Your Children Will Feel Happier
You probably know how your emotions change when you’ve been outside. For example, you might go for a 15 to 20-minute walk after a bad day and head home to feel relieved and happier. This emotion can grow in your children as well. Something about nature helps us not to dwell on things and lowers our stress because natural scenes calm us instead of demanding our attention as our screens do. Symptoms of depression and fatigue also tend to diminish after spending some quality time in nature. Sometimes just feeling awestruck by nature makes all our problems seem to melt away in the grand scheme.
One reason for this is that nature can help you feel psychologically restored, precisely what one Finnish study proves. It states that spending just 15 minutes in the environment helped people feel emotionally and mentally better and happier. Of course, this creates a positive ripple effect on your physical well-being. Some studies have also shown that time in nature has a positive impact on mental health because it results in a stronger sense of belonging. In our increasingly disconnected world, it makes sense that seeking a connection with nature and the larger world around us will provide a significant mood boost.