People need nature to balance their mentality. A person's life, from eating, drinking, wearing and living, is inseparable from nature. Since nature must coexist and prosper with us forever, we should guide our children to know and get along with nature with reverence. Huang, a gardener at Caoshengyuan Horticultural Therapy Studio, believes that leading children back to the embrace of nature has the functions of giving children life education, ecological education and natural education. In addition, all kinds of plants in nature are tenacious living bodies. When two living things touch each other, children will feel the balance of body, mind and spirit because of the nourishment of nature, and they will become stronger. Nature makes children feel positive and healthy. If dad has more experience than mommy in putting down heavy affairs and going to nature for fun, then he should have realized the quiet and vibrant feeling of nature. After a leisurely journey, the mind is like a comfortable SPA, which can be fully charged to face tomorrow's challenges. Similarly, children are like seedlings that have just sprouted. After natural watering and baptism, they will become more active and healthy. Teacher Huang said that an interesting study in the United States showed that if children had the experience of playing and eating dirt as children, their proportion of depression would be relatively low in the future. Richard Love, a senior American journalist, observed that the problem of teenagers in Europe and America was getting more and more serious, so he tried to find out the core of the problem. Finally, he concluded in the book "Children Lost in the Mountain Forest" that children in modern cities generally suffer from "congenital deficiency", and the main symptoms are compulsive behavior, anxiety, irritability and inattention. Horticultural therapy focusing on spiritual nourishment has been paid more and more attention by Chinese people recently, but the word "treatment" may mislead people. Teacher Huang said that the range of horticultural therapy is quite wide, from young children to the elderly, and even some special children can get in touch with nature through horticultural therapy activities, but the purpose of its activities is to help people achieve "physical and mental balance" in nature and help those ethnic groups who rarely have access to nature to re-understand the power of nature. When all kinds of people with unbalanced body, mind and spirit return to nature, they can open their eyes and hearts, and let the natural energy become the "medicine" behind their lives. Contact with nature, the founder of Jasmine Garden, Jasmine's mother, has lived abroad for many years, and Emma, the eldest, was born and raised abroad. In those relatively backward countries, children grow up barefoot, without rich materials all over the street, but with simplicity. Riding a horse, chasing sheep, philandering and running on the prairie, Emma loves nature and never rejects contact with all kinds of flowers, grass, soil and so on in nature. After returning to Taiwan Province Province, I settled down in Taipei. The traffic is heavy when going out, and the matchbox in the tall building is at home. One day, Molly's mother took Emma to play outdoors, and Emma didn't want to take off her shoes and walk into that land again. "Oh, how dirty! Teacher Huang often hears that children are unwilling to take off their shoes and walk out of the field. " Most ideas are given to children by adults. Teacher Huang believes that if children want to get in touch with nature again, the easiest way is to lead them to "touch the soil". "When children can also play with dirt and do parent-child gardening, I originally thought that only' really planting plants' with children was called parent-child gardening. In fact, children aged 0-2.5 are not fully developed and can't grow plants smoothly according to the instructions, so Huang suggested: "Let them play with soil and water and develop their senses! Dry soil has a very special touch, and most children will like it after trying it several times. If it is really unacceptable, dad can try a few more than mommy. In addition, fragrant flowers and herbs can be placed in front of children, so that they can touch and smell more. Most herbs are edible, and it doesn't matter if children accidentally eat them! Foam stones and ploughing soil are suitable for children who are exposed to yellow for the first time. Teacher Huang said that if children are afraid of ordinary soil, they can try foamed stones with different touches first. If you are afraid that your child will encounter unclean soil, then cultivating soil is a good choice; The culture soil is composed of many fiber plants, so it is cleaner and feels better, which can make children play with peace of mind. Take off your shoes in the park! When the children are older, before planting plants, you might as well take them to a nearby park or even a vegetable garden to observe the characteristics of plants near your home. Molly's mother's favorite thing every afternoon is to take her children out of the room and take a walk in the park near her home. When she meets all kinds of plants along the way, she will stop to have a look and touch them. Over time, children will take the initiative to inform Molly's mother of their own exploration results, and it is easier to find the subtle differences of big trees, such as germination and flowering. Teacher Huang thinks that stepping on the ground barefoot can * * * absorb the rusticity of Yongquan point in the body. When you get to the grass in the park, take off your shoes and feel the tingling pain of the grass touching the soles of your feet. This is the simplest intimate contact with nature. Children like to step on dry land. Not all children like to feel on the ground. If they are afraid of nature, it will prevent nature from entering their inner world. If you feel wet, sticky and uncomfortable after rain, parents can try to spread a layer of dry soil on it, so that children can accept it more easily. Respect for plants depends on the help of adults, reminding them to interact with other life, and it also has the important function of "life education". Molly's mother thinks that watching the different changes of plants every day, she realizes that this is also a fragile life and needs careful care. Children will have more and more feelings for plants, and will not spoil the different life they see in other places at will. When Mr. Huang takes his children to do gardening activities, he always emphasizes the life of plants and encourages children to talk to plants more. Once, a girl tried to pick cherry blossoms from a tree Teacher Huang didn't stop her, but told her that cherry blossoms are also part of the tree. If you want to pick something from it, shouldn't you exchange your own things with it? So the girl finally decided to pull out a hair and exchange it with the tree for a cherry blossom. In this activity, girls will learn more about the life of plants and their relationship with their own lives. Plant plants to cultivate children's observation and patience. When children have further interest in plants, they can take them to plant various plants at home. Planting plants is a part of life and the simplest way for children to communicate with other lives. At the beginning, parents can take the original plants at home and observe (touch, smell and see) with their children to take care of the growth of plants. Although each child's stay time is different, it is important to let the child show a little interest in plants. Maybe he will be willing to stay longer when he sees different plants next time. Before going to the flower market for planting, Molly's mother thought it would be a great parent-child time to take her children to the flower market to see different flowers and plants in different seasons, and in the process, it would increase their curiosity about various plants, which was very interesting! Let the children do it! Molly's mother takes her children to plant activities, and usually asks them questions while explaining. After the explanation, they will let the children complete all the details themselves. Although the table and floor may be covered with dirt and tools in the process, the finished product will look a bit "four unlike", but this is the result of each child's own efforts. Whether the result is perfect or not in the eyes of adults, children will like it very much. In the long run, it is obvious that children will become more independent and participate. In addition, it is usually very time-consuming to let children concentrate on completing all the details. Parents should be patient and encourage their children to finish one thing from beginning to end. Small tools, before you start planting, parents can prepare some tools suitable for children, such as shovels, small brushes that can clean potted plants and desktops at any time, and watercolor pens that help dig holes when growing vegetables. If you can't buy a small shovel for your child, you can change it to a disposable spoon, which will be more suitable for your child to operate. Molly's mother suggested that parents should prepare a set of tools for their children as much as possible, so that children can feel the responsibility that adults should give them and begin to learn to be independent. In addition, most of the planting process does not use "water", and it is not necessary to specially clean all tools after the activity, just wipe them a little before storage. Choose plants suitable for planting. If no plants have been planted before, Molly's mother suggested that parents can go to the flower market first. Many grass flowers in season are usually abundant, cheap and well planted. In addition, according to the species, the following plants can be selected: 1. Vegetables: The first kind of leafy vegetables are sprouts, such as mung bean or alfalfa buds, followed by leafy vegetables, such as lettuce, cabbage, spinach, onion and sweet potato leaves. Leafy vegetables can be divided into two ways: sowing or transplanting vegetable seedlings, which can be bought in flower market or seedling farm. Because melons and fruits usually need to be shelved and take a long time, it is not recommended to plant them at home. Molly's mother reminded us to pay special attention to pests when planting leafy vegetables. 2. Grass flowers: Grass flowers, such as all kinds of herbs and parsley, are very good plants and can grow all year round. As long as there is the right amount of sunshine, you can enjoy all kinds of cheap and fresh herbs. If you plant it in the kitchen, you can pick some and eat it at any time! 3. succulents: succulents usually have many wonderful and lovely shapes, which are particularly easy to attract children's attention. Coupled with their easy care, they are very suitable for parents and children to take care of together. Most people think that succulents need a lot of sunshine. In fact, succulents with greener leaves are very shade-tolerant. When you are not sure how to take care of them, you might as well ask your boss more. Let's plant plants together! This time, we invited Molly's mother and her daughter Emma to show us how to plant three different plants, and also introduced the precautions for mothers when planting different plants. Roll up your sleeves and take out the potted plants to play with! Difficulties in healthy vegetable fields: simple potted vegetables are the best choice for baby's first contact with gardening activities; When you put a green vegetable in your new home, remember to help it stand at attention, so that it will grow tall and big! This time, Molly's mother chose celery, which is well planted and won't grow bugs. Because the potted area is not large, celery can only grow a little higher than her palm, but it is also delicious. As for the bean sprouts next to them, they grow faster. When they are about 7 or 8 centimeters tall, they can be pulled down and eaten. Only by eating them can we leave room for celery to continue to grow. Step: 1. Find a suitable potted plant and let the children paint and decorate freely with acrylic pigments. 2. Spread a layer of non-woven fabric on the hole at the bottom of the potted plant to prevent pests and soil from falling out. 3. Add the culture soil for about five minutes. 4 spread a layer of base fertilizer, and then add the soil to nine points. 5. Dig a small hole in the middle with your fingers, put celery in it, and then cover the side with soil, and the plants can stand at attention! 6. Place the sprouted buds evenly around the plants. Note: 1. (One more thing) Celery prefers a cool and humid climate, and the temperature is suitable between 15 ~ 22 degrees, so it is difficult to plant it after the middle and late April. Mom can choose palace vegetables, water spinach, lettuce and other vegetables instead. The cultivation of edible sprouts is not affected by seasons. 2. Base fertilizer is a very needed nutrient source for edible leafy vegetables. It is suggested that the fertilizer should be scattered in the soil before planting and fermented with a little water for several days, so as not to make the fertilizer too salty for plants. When taking celery, remember to gently pinch the stem near the root with your fingers, which is the best way to take it. 4. The seeds of sprouts should be soaked in clear water for 1.5 days, and they don't need too much sunshine when growing, otherwise they will be bitter if they become too green; After picking the sprouts and eating them, you can put the whole potted plant in the sun and let the celery grow well. Purple Vanilla Garden Difficulty: Wow, this whole pot of plants gives off different scents! Mother Jasmine chose lavender, rosemary, mint and stevia this time. When these plants are planted together, they can make delicious vanilla tea when they grow up. In this pot of plants, it is a little more difficult to divide them into two ways: 1. Find out the cans used at home and let the children make holes in the bottom with nails and hammers. 2. Decorate the tank with acrylic pigments and various materials. 3. Lay a layer of refined stone at the bottom of the tank. 4. Fill the soil until it is full in 9 minutes. 5. Divide all kinds of vanilla plants into pots, mint and stevia rebaudiana should be planted by roots, rosemary and lavender can be cut with plants with thicker stems, about 15 cm, slightly remove the leaves at the bottom and insert them directly into the soil. Note: 1. As long as the child can hold the nail and hammer firmly and concentrate, he doesn't have to worry about hitting his finger. 2. (Add a little) If there is glue on the surface of the metal can, you can use a hair dryer to melt it and wipe it off, and then wipe the can with a cloth stained with alcohol, which will be smoother and easier to color. 3. Arson stone can make the roots of plants have more space to stretch, and when watering, it will not accumulate water in the basin to rot the plants. 4. The stems of vanilla plants are thinner than leafy vegetables. Remember to cover the roots with soil carefully. The difficulty is higher than leafy vegetables, so parents can leave more room for their children to grow up. Cutting plants are difficult to take care of and need more water, but this season is very suitable for reproduction. Difficulty of Nanyang small garden: succulents look strange, some like mini Christmas trees, some like coconut trees, and there is a large grassland. Thick leaves are most afraid of being pinched by children, so be careful when planting, so as not to become bare after planting! Step: 1. Put colored stones in the glass jar to be planted and lay a layer on the bottom of the jar. 2. Put it in the soil. 3. Carefully dig a hole with the tip of a watercolor pen and gently press the roots of the plants into the hole. 4. (Add a little) You can make a small handle with aluminum wire, tie a bow with a ribbon, or try to cover a small card with a child's small seal, which can easily increase the cuteness. Note: 1. (Add a little) The jam jar or pickle jar that is usually used can be kept for reuse. 2. There are many choices of stones, so parents can freely choose their favorite styles, such as oil painting stones, nacrite and so on. 3. When transplanting, the soil at the roots of succulents should be slightly removed to allow the plants to "stretch" in new potted plants. 4. (Add a little) Don't need too much water, just water it once a week. Don't use too much water to avoid root rot. Huang's current position: Horticultural Therapist in Caoshengyuan Horticultural Therapy Studio. Education: Certified Horticultural Therapist, Mei Lite College, California, USA. Molly Ma's current position: founder of Molly Garden Children's Co-education Group. Education: Master of Finance and Economics, Warwick Business School, UK. Experience: Convenor of Small Seed Private School, organizer of Independent Growth Women and Children Mutual Aid Association of the Republic of China. He has lived abroad for many years, from countries such as Britain, the United States and France to South America, such as Colombia, Venezuela and Peru, and is well versed in many cultures.