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COPYRIGHT 2002 Mothering Magazine
Curiosity, compassion, and concern: Kids are at their best when they demonstrate these traits while using their minds, bodies, and spirits to learn, discover, and achieve. The outdoors provides a perfect laboratory for discovering the inquisitive and thoughtful facets of a child's personality.
Each species in an ecosystem, whether human, animal, or plant, relates to all the others. In other words, we need each other to survive. When you and your children explore the environment's ecosystems and biodiversity, discover the balance between consuming and conserving natural resources, and build respect for animals and plants, you're supporting and joining the natural community. The following organizations offer information and inspiration to parents and kids who want to live in a clean, beautiful, and diverse world.
The goal of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF; 800-822-9919; www.nwf.org) is to safeguard and restore our land, waters,...
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