Doctors are increasingly pointing to the value of natural surroundings in keeping our mental outlook bright. New research is demonstrating that spending time outdoors is particularly important for children and leads to calmer, more focused behaviour.
Healthy Perspectives, the fourth booklet in our series looks in more detail at the mental health benefits of spending time in natural areas like those in the Greenbelt and how it can make our kids healthier too.
Between 1981 and 1996 the number of obese children in Canada between the ages of seven and 13 tripled.
