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Why Stay at Home Moms Should be Teaching Their kids How to Garden
We live in a culture dominated by materialism. Processed foods, industrial agriculture, television, video games, smart phones and the internet. It's a vastly different generation than those of the recent past, in many positive ways, but also with many negatives. As it is with anything in life, a balance is important. In this case the balance is important to maintain both physical and mental resiliency. Having a strong knowledge of technology will be greatly important for our next generations. However also understanding your physical self and how to maintain health should be something not forgotten.
Our children should learn to care for their physical and mental state, and what better way is there than to garden? Not only is a garden capable of attaching us to the world that we are so mortally intertwined with, but it is also a teacher capable of ingraining patience, creativity, gratitude and humility into our personalities.
For thousands of years, since the dawn of civilization, cultures have been built around food and agriculture. People connect through our closest attachment to the land. It is a lesson from the past that should not be taken for granted. We can grow closer as families through this ancient practice. The patience is taught through the process of sowing the seed, nurturing, and watching it grow over the season. The humility is taught to us by nature itself, in it's unpredictability and our inability to have any control over it. Our creativity is exercised by figuring out how to overcome some of natures obstacles and solve problems, and by preparing the food in the kitchen. Gratitude is achieved by finally consuming or using what you have produced, and realizing the vast amount of energy it takes to provide the substances that give us life. This isn't an endeavor that only benefits our youth, but also the parents.
Remember though, technology is important. Do not try to separate the world of nature and the world of technology. Kids are intelligent, let them use the tools they have available to enhance their experience. Use the phones to document, research, and solve problems. This stuff is here to stay, and we don't want to teach our youth that these worlds must be separated, or the former will likely be forgotten in the smog and destruction of industrialization. I don't want my grandchildren growing up believing that tomatoes are made in a factory behind the shelves.
Being able to provide for and teach your children in such a raw manner is a humbling process in itself. It feels natural to us, having been ingrained in our DNA since pre-history. So get in the soil and experience the satisfaction of growing your own food with the ones you love the most.
Our children should learn to care for their physical and mental state, and what better way is there than to garden? Not only is a garden capable of attaching us to the world that we are so mortally intertwined with, but it is also a teacher capable of ingraining patience, creativity, gratitude and humility into our personalities.
For thousands of years, since the dawn of civilization, cultures have been built around food and agriculture. People connect through our closest attachment to the land. It is a lesson from the past that should not be taken for granted. We can grow closer as families through this ancient practice. The patience is taught through the process of sowing the seed, nurturing, and watching it grow over the season. The humility is taught to us by nature itself, in it's unpredictability and our inability to have any control over it. Our creativity is exercised by figuring out how to overcome some of natures obstacles and solve problems, and by preparing the food in the kitchen. Gratitude is achieved by finally consuming or using what you have produced, and realizing the vast amount of energy it takes to provide the substances that give us life. This isn't an endeavor that only benefits our youth, but also the parents.
Remember though, technology is important. Do not try to separate the world of nature and the world of technology. Kids are intelligent, let them use the tools they have available to enhance their experience. Use the phones to document, research, and solve problems. This stuff is here to stay, and we don't want to teach our youth that these worlds must be separated, or the former will likely be forgotten in the smog and destruction of industrialization. I don't want my grandchildren growing up believing that tomatoes are made in a factory behind the shelves.
Being able to provide for and teach your children in such a raw manner is a humbling process in itself. It feels natural to us, having been ingrained in our DNA since pre-history. So get in the soil and experience the satisfaction of growing your own food with the ones you love the most.
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