{"id":409963,"date":"2025-09-22T14:33:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T21:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/?p=409963"},"modified":"2025-09-22T14:33:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T21:33:29","slug":"how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Teach Kids About Hope Through Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>How to Teach Kids About Hope Through Nature<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Let\u2019s Grow a Garden Together!\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AuRlY973_CU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A number of recent surveys have found that a combination of social, economic, technological and ecological pressures are robbing our youth of optimism. It doesn&#8217;t help that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/americans-think-children-end-up-worse-lives-2023-3\">research shows<\/a> nearly 80% of parents think their children may end up with worse lives, which is up from around 40% who said the same thing two decades  ago. Remember, <a href=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/observational-learning-from-parents\/\">kids pick up on your feelings and sentiment<\/a>, even if you don&#8217;t speak it to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To intervene, limiting exposure to the media will help, as will being more mindful about how you express yourself around them about the future and how current matters of the world may impact it. Beyond this, thoughtful parents are wondering if there is more they can do to teach kids about hope, and how to enjoy exponentially more of it. There is, and the solution is right outside of your household&#8217;s door. Read ahead to learn more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Four Ways Spending More Time in Nature Can Teach Kids to Have Hope in a Modern World<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nature is Enduring<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Children are bombarded with news about how they are living through a climate crisis. And while it&#8217;s most certainly important to promote environmental sustainability to your kids, we also encourage you to communicate to them, that no matter what industrialization and technology throws at her, Mother Nature endures.  It&#8217;s humanity that ultimately has to adapt to her reactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since its creation, the Earth has demonstrated long-term stability and resilience. This offers hope to children by revealing the power of recovery and adaptation. Despite experiencing mass extinctions, natural disasters, and human degradation, the Earth system persists and, over time, recovers. This <strong>long-term perspective<\/strong> can help children move beyond media-fueled feelings of despair and act with purpose to build a more sustainable future, together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nature Teaches Patience<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A child&#8217;s innate lack of, or limited, patience negatively affects hope by triggering frustration and despair when outcomes are delayed or do not meet expectations. Instead of nurturing hope in the journey, impatience focuses on the immediate goal, which can lead to negative feelings and a sense of hopelessness if progress and positive outcomes do not arrive fast enough to meet expectations and desires for quick gratification. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spending more time in nature can nip this in the bud. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How? For one, when children are immersed in nature, they witness first-hand that it takes time (weeks, months, seasons, or even years) for beautiful and fruitful flora to grow.  In addition, they will observe how wildlife solves problems and overcomes challenges without letting negative emotions stop them from their pursuits. Furthermore, they will recognize that anticipated and unanticipated weather events can disrupt plans and progress at the drop of a hat. All of this is analogous to much of what they, their family household, school, community, and society as a whole may go through. From this they will learn that positive change will not come overnight, and that by remaining patient they can approach challenges in a calculated manner and with a level head to move gradually towards the goal of a better life not just for their own circle, but for their community. This leads to the next point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nature Teaches a Sense of Community<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It may not always seem like it, especially when watching a seagull and pigeon wrestle over a discarded french fry at a local park, but in reality, all of nature&#8217;s beings enjoy a symbiotic relationship. Point your kids towards observing the concept of mutualism, which is a type of symbiotic relationship where all species involved benefit from their interactions. Mutualism can be roughly broken down into two types of relationships. <strong>Obligate mutualism\u00a0<\/strong>is where the species are entirely dependent on each other, while <strong>faculative mutualism<\/strong>\u00a0is where species derive benefits from their relationship but could survive without each other. One example that your kids can observe in the forest (or zoo) is when birds perch upon the body of a large mammal (deer, elk, etc.) to rid the mammal of ticks and blood-sucking flies. This helps keep the mammal&#8217;s parasite load under control, while birds get an easy meal. Of course, one mutualistic relationship that we discuss often here at the Plant a Seed &amp; See What Grows Foundation is between bees and flowers. They enjoy a mutually beneficial exchange in that\u00a0flowers provide nectar and pollen as food for bees, while\u00a0bees facilitate the\u00a0reproduction\u00a0of flowers by transferring pollen\u00a0between blooms (pollination).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drawing from the biological construct, mutualism suggests that cooperation for mutual benefit is essential for the stability and function not just in nature, but for communities that our children live within. It demonstrates how interconnectedness and shared fate, rather than pure self-interest, can foster a sense of community by encouraging interdependence and collaboration. So while there may be disagreements and irritations from time to time (a deer doesn&#8217;t always want a bird to sit on its back) recognizing that we depend upon one another just as the flora and fauna of nature does, we may find hope for a better future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nature is FUN!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you know what promotes feelings of hope better than anything? Having fun! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthyminds.nyc\/blog\/why-is-having-fun-important-how-joy-fuels-mental-health-connection-and-creativity#:~:text=Having%20fun%20daily%20reduces%20anxiety,you%20feel%20more%20emotionally%20balanced.&amp;text=Fun%20acts%20like%20a%20mental,sharper%2C%20and%20your%20focus%20improves.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Studies show<\/a> that having fun can positively affect hope by\u00a0acting as a source of strength, resilience, and renewed purpose, especially during challenging times. Fun can improve mood, boost self-esteem, and foster a positive outlook, helping to combat stress and burnout related to childhood academic, social, and family pressures. Frequent fun also inspires adolescents to pursue long-term goals and engage more deeply with others and their communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While there are many conduits to fun in modern times, children must be guided (by parents) to strike a balance between digital experiences and time in nature. The latter (nature) is the original entertainment platform. Spending time outdoors is fun because it\u00a0provides diverse stimulation for the senses, reduces stress, and boosts mood, leading to feelings of joy, creativity, and calmness. Immersion in the natural world also encourages physical activity and social interaction, making it a holistic experience that can be enjoyed through various activities like taking a hike along a forest path, riding a bike through a trail that embraces an eco-reserve, or even observing nature from outside on the patio when back home at day&#8217;s end. All of this works collectively to<strong> <\/strong>promote feelings of hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/How-to-Teach-Kids-About-Hope-Through-Nature.jpg\" alt=\"How to Teach Kids About Hope Through Nature\" class=\"wp-image-409971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/How-to-Teach-Kids-About-Hope-Through-Nature.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/How-to-Teach-Kids-About-Hope-Through-Nature-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/How-to-Teach-Kids-About-Hope-Through-Nature-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/How-to-Teach-Kids-About-Hope-Through-Nature-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/How-to-Teach-Kids-About-Hope-Through-Nature-1080x716.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/How-to-Teach-Kids-About-Hope-Through-Nature-980x649.jpg 980w, https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/How-to-Teach-Kids-About-Hope-Through-Nature-480x318.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We <em>hope<\/em> everything above was helpful. Meanwhile, please note that the Plant a Seed &amp; See What Grows Foundation inspires and promotes healthy living and learning for kids across Canada. You can help us help the next generation by pledging your support too! View more on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/get-involved\">how you can get involved<\/a>.<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Teach Kids About Hope Through Nature A number of recent surveys have found that a combination of social, economic, technological and ecological pressures are robbing our youth of optimism. It doesn&#8217;t help that research shows nearly 80% of parents think their children may end up with worse lives, which is up from around [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":409971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[925],"class_list":["post-409963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs","tag-how-to-teach-kids-about-hope"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Teach Kids About Hope Through Nature<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Four ways spending more time immersed in, and observing, nature can teach kids to have hope in a modern world.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Teach Kids About Hope Through Nature\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Four ways spending more time immersed in, and observing, nature can teach kids to have hope in a modern world.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Connecting Communities to the Land\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-22T21:33:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-22T21:33:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/How-to-Teach-Kids-About-Hope-Through-Nature.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"795\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dennis Charland\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dennis Charland\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dennis Charland\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2941b91ddd9a26badc98aadef946056c\"},\"headline\":\"How to Teach Kids About Hope Through Nature\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-22T21:33:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-22T21:33:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1128,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/How-to-Teach-Kids-About-Hope-Through-Nature.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"How to Teach Kids About Hope\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Blogs\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\\\/\",\"name\":\"How to Teach Kids About Hope Through Nature\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/How-to-Teach-Kids-About-Hope-Through-Nature.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-22T21:33:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-22T21:33:29+00:00\",\"description\":\"Four ways spending more time immersed in, and observing, nature can teach kids to have hope in a modern world.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/How-to-Teach-Kids-About-Hope-Through-Nature.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/How-to-Teach-Kids-About-Hope-Through-Nature.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":795,\"caption\":\"How to Teach Kids About Hope Through Nature\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Teach Kids About Hope Through Nature\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/\",\"name\":\"Connecting Communities to the Land\",\"description\":\"Growing healthier communities, one seed at a time with Plant a Seed &amp; See What Grows Foundation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Connecting Communities to the Land\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Plant-a-Seed-Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Plant-a-Seed-Logo.png\",\"width\":600,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"Connecting Communities to the Land\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2941b91ddd9a26badc98aadef946056c\",\"name\":\"Dennis Charland\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/seewhatgrows.org\\\/us\\\/author\\\/dennis\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Teach Kids About Hope Through Nature","description":"Four ways spending more time immersed in, and observing, nature can teach kids to have hope in a modern world.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Teach Kids About Hope Through Nature","og_description":"Four ways spending more time immersed in, and observing, nature can teach kids to have hope in a modern world.","og_url":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\/","og_site_name":"Connecting Communities to the Land","article_published_time":"2025-09-22T21:33:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-09-22T21:33:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":795,"url":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/How-to-Teach-Kids-About-Hope-Through-Nature.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Dennis Charland","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dennis Charland","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\/"},"author":{"name":"Dennis Charland","@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/2941b91ddd9a26badc98aadef946056c"},"headline":"How to Teach Kids About Hope Through Nature","datePublished":"2025-09-22T21:33:21+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-22T21:33:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\/"},"wordCount":1128,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/How-to-Teach-Kids-About-Hope-Through-Nature.jpg","keywords":["How to Teach Kids About Hope"],"articleSection":["Blogs"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\/","url":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\/","name":"How to Teach Kids About Hope Through Nature","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/How-to-Teach-Kids-About-Hope-Through-Nature.jpg","datePublished":"2025-09-22T21:33:21+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-22T21:33:29+00:00","description":"Four ways spending more time immersed in, and observing, nature can teach kids to have hope in a modern world.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/How-to-Teach-Kids-About-Hope-Through-Nature.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/How-to-Teach-Kids-About-Hope-Through-Nature.jpg","width":1200,"height":795,"caption":"How to Teach Kids About Hope Through Nature"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/how-to-teach-kids-about-hope-through-nature\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Teach Kids About Hope Through Nature"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/#website","url":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/","name":"Connecting Communities to the Land","description":"Growing healthier communities, one seed at a time with Plant a Seed &amp; See What Grows Foundation","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/#organization","name":"Connecting Communities to the Land","url":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Plant-a-Seed-Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Plant-a-Seed-Logo.png","width":600,"height":600,"caption":"Connecting Communities to the Land"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/2941b91ddd9a26badc98aadef946056c","name":"Dennis Charland","url":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/author\/dennis\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}