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Children – and now parents – are afraid of the unsanitised outdoors
Young parents, disconnected from nature, are just as timid as their offspring
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Too much screen-time and inactivity is depriving young people of vital lifeskills
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Many children grow up with little experience of the rugged outdoors. New efforts to help them let loose with nature could benefit their behaviour and their health
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