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Because o f the busy pace o f modern life, many children spend most of their time indoors and have little exposure to the natural world.

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It is a universal truth that today’s
children
 are exposed less to
natural
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world
 because of the busy pace of modern life than
children
 from past generations. From my standpoint,
to spend
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time
 in
natural
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the natural
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world
 is the best way possible to spend our
time
 during
a
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 day because
nature
 can have impacts not only on our physical health
,
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 but
also
 on
mental
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 health. In today’s life of an average child with school responsibilities, there is not much
time
 in a day that child can spend surrounded by
nature
. One of the main causes
children
 do not spend as much
time
 in
nature
 as past generations did is
development
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the development
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 of technologies
such
 as computers and video games. Because of that,
children
 do not need to spend
time
 outdoors to have fun with their friends in their free
time
. Spending
time
 in
the
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nature
 and learning how it benefits human health can be educational, helpful and even fun for
children
. It can teach them that fresh air, physical activity and exposure to sunlight can improve their physical condition and state of mind.
Also
, it is extremely important that
children
 understand that no matter how busy they are during the day, they have to make
time
 for
nature
. Even though most
of
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the
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children
 already know
these
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 benefits of exposure to
natural
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world
, they still choose to stay indoors.
Therefore
, they are not familiar with the natural
world
 around them. Parents are partly responsible for that problem because they should explain the importance of exposure to
nature
 to their
children
. Understanding and appreciating
natural
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world
 around us should be a priority not only
to
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children
,
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 but
also
 for adults that tend to live in a busy pace of modern life. In conclusion, the solution to
this
 problem of
children
 preferring to stay indoors is to prioritize spending
time
 outdoors and taking a moment for appreciating the natural
world
 around us.
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