Growing up with green spaces around helps children’s mental development, scientists have found.
Children who live near parks, gardens or woodland or go to schools surrounded by greenery were found to be a year ahead in their mental development over children without green spaces near their home.
The researchers based in Barcelona found the same effect was true for children aged 7-10 living nearby ‘blue spaces’ – lakes, reservoirs or the sea.
Previous research has found that being close to foliage and vegetation is linked with better mental health in adults – but the research in primary school children was ‘inadequate.’ Full article
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