Exposure to nature strengthens resilience against stress and depression, with the greatest benefits for vulnerable children.
Parent Map, Forward to Nature: Why a Walk in the Woods Could Calm ADHD, Make Your Family Happier and Deliver Your Kid to Harvard, https://www.parentmap.com/article/a-walk-in-the-woods-calm-adhd-make-your-family-happier-and-deliver-your-kid-to-harvard, (27th December 2013)
Gardens are living laboratories, they provide a real-world situation to learn in.
Rutgers, Learning Through the Garden, https://njaes.rutgers.edu/fs1211/
Playing in microbially diverse soil for 28 days shows an increase in skin and gut diversity, as well as an enhanced immune system

Direct exposure to nature can relieve the symptoms of attention deficit disorders and unlock cognitive and creative potential
Forward to Nature: Why a Walk in the Woods Could Calm ADHD, Make Your Family Happier and Deliver Your Kid to Harvard | ParentMap
Studies by the Landscape and Human Health Laboratory at the University of Illinois
Just 20 minutes in nature can reduce cortisol levels by 18.5%

Touching trees makes us feel calmer (the woodier, the knottier, the better!), and the scent of roses helps people drive more calmly and safely
Good Nature: The New Science of How Nature Improves Our Health by Kathy Willis

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