-- A small study suggests that nature breaks might help children with attention problems. I do not know what to make of this. In our experience, time outdoors does help my ADDDDDHHHHHD child focus and settle -- it's a good thing that he is wild about birding! This increased focus has never, ever resulted in improved schoolwork or even in improved focus on schoolwork. The positive changes last only as long as we are outdoors. At the same time, studying outdoors is impossible, because my son always ends up being hopelessly distracted by everything going on around him.
Read the story from The New York Times here.
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