Nature Deficit Disorder? Watershed Center Eco Kids Never Heard of it!

Watershed Center Eco Kid Mikayla Trumble doesn’t suffer from Nature Deficit Disorder! She’s outside as often as possible, playing with salamanders (check out the size of that thing!) and digging up aquatic insects with the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa’s Adopt-A-Stream team. Parenting tip: Getting kids to play outside has nothing to do with turning them into tree huggers. Rather, it’s absolutely essential for their mental, physical and emotional development. Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv is a good read. So unplug the TV, computer and video games, and chase those kids outside! Then send your photos of them having a blast outdoors to dbaker@gtbay.org!