Kristine: IN THE PAST 20
YEARS, THERE'S BEEN AN
UNHEALTHY TREND WITH KIDS.
CALLED NATURE DEFICIT
DISORDER.
BASICALLY MEANS MORE KIDS ARE
MOVING INDOORS.
JOINING NOWS TO TALK ABOUT
THAT AND IMPORTANCE OF
CONNECTING TO NATURE IS LOCAL
PEDIATRICIAN DR. TERESA WE
WELCOME BACK.
GOOD MORNING.
Kristine: TALK ABOUT THIS
NEW MOVEMENT.
VERY INTERESTING.
IT'S CALLED LEAVE NO CHILD
INSIDE.
YES.
SO BECAUSE OF NEW TECHNOLOGY,
WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THE
AVERAGE U.S. CHILD IS SPENDING
30 MINUTES OUT IN NATURE AND
MAYBE ABOUT 7 HOURS INDOORS.
SO THAT IS A VERY BAD TREND.
A VERY BIG IMBALANCE.
YES.
SAO WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF
EXPOSURE TO THE OUTDOORS?
BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY TO
TALK ABOUT.
THERE REALLY IS.
SO MANY BENEFITS YOU GET
VITAMIN D LEVELS GO UP FOR
STRONG BONES.
YOU ALSO CAN EXPLORE.
I MEAN, NATURE IS GIANT LAB
AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR THE
KIDS TO DESTRESS, HAVE LESS
ANXIETY, AS THEY GO OUT AND
THEY CONCENTRATE BETTER WHEN
THEY GET INTO SCHOOL.
HAVE BETTER NIGHTTIME SLEEP.
BETTER INTERACTIONS.
JUST OVER ALL, IT'S POSITIVE.
THAT ALSO GOES FOR ADULTS AS
WELL.
Kristine: PEOPLE MIGHT
THINK, KIDS ARE JUST PLAYING
OUTSIDE.
BUT IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN
IT CAN HELP WITH YOUR
RELATIONSHIPS.
MENTALLY, EVERYTHING.
IN EVERY WAY FOR KIDS.
IT REALLY DOES.
THEN THEY'RE ALWAYS PLAYING
WITH THE KIDS AT THE PARK.
AND SO WHEN THEY CONNECT,
THEY'RE OBSERVING INSECTS,
LOOK AT PLANTS AND THEY FEEL
CONNECTED TO NATURE AND AS
THEY GROW OLDER, THEY WILL
RESPECT NATURE, AND TRY TO
TAKE CARE OF ITMENT.
Kristine: OF COURSE, WE
LIVE IN THE PERFECT PLACE DO
ALL OF THIS.
RIGHT?
YOU'RE ROUND.
MOST BEAUTIFUL WEATHER IN THE
WHOLE WORLD.
Steve: WHAT I LIKE TO, WE
HAVE SUCH BEAUTIFUL WEATHER,
CAN YOU DO ALMOST ANYTHING OUT
ANCHOR DOORS AND KIND OF MASK
IT.
SO KIDS DON'T THINK, I DON'T
WANT TO EXERCISE.
CAN YOU DO ALL TYPES OF
ACTIVITIES.
I WAS SAYING.
OBSERVING NATURE, TAKING
PICTURES, DOING VIDEOS, BUILD
A TREE HOUSE.
OBSERVE BIRDS.
JUST SO MANY THINGS LIKE
HIKING, YOU KNOW, JUST DOING
FAMILY ACTIVITIES TOGETHER.
AND PLANTING A VEGETABLE OR
HERB GARDEN.
Kristine: THAT COUNTS AS
AN ACTIVITY OUTDOORS.
ALSO IMPROVES HEALTH BECAUSE
KEIKI.
YEAH.
WHEN YOU HAVE ULTRA CLEAN
ENVIRONMENT, IT'S CALLED
HYGIENE THEORY.
SO A LOT OF BOYCE AN GIRLS ARE
NOT EXPOSE TO DO THAT.
BUT WHEN YOU PLAY IN DIRT,
EXPOSED TO A LOT OF HEALTHY
BACTERIA AND VIRUSES.
JUST PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE
DIRT AND BEING CONNECTED TO
THE SOIL, AND TO THE PLANTS
AROUND YOU, IS REALLY GOOD
THERAPY FOR EVERYBODY.
Kristine: KIDS WATCHING
DIRTY, GET SCOLDED, DOCTOR
SAID I SHOULD DO THIS.
YOU'RE NOT SAYING WE SHOULD
ONLY BE OUTDOOR CAN'T WATCH TV
OR THE IPAD.
BALANCING SCREEN TIME AND
GREEN TIME. SO WHAT YOU WANT
TO DO, TAKE YOUR PHONE OUT,
CAN YOU TAKE PICTURES OF THE
OCEAN, AND THE SEA ANIMALS
THAT YOU FOUND, AND JUST
TAKING THINGS, DOING FAMILY
ACTIVITIES TOGETHER OUTDOORS.
AND CREATING THOSE MEMORIES.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE KIDS ARE
GOING TO REMEMBER.
BUT WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT,
THE WHOLE FAMILY IS UNPLUGGING
AND RECHARGING.
Kristine: THAT'S A GOOD
THING DO.
THERE'S A GOOD WAY TO DO THAT.
ON SATURDAY,.
EVERY SATURDAY, WALK WITH A
DUCK.
I'M THERE EVERY SATURDAY FROM
8:00 TO 9:00 A.M.
AT CENTRAL OAHU REGIONAL PARK
NEAR THE TENNIS COURTS.
RAIN OR SHINE.
SO I WOULD LOVE FOR EVERYONE
TO GET VITAMIN G, VITAMIN
GREINVITEGREEN, COME OUT WITH ME.
THAT'S MY GRANDSON THERE I'M
HOLDING HANDS WITH.
WE ALSO HAVE WALK WITH A
FUTURE DOC.
MAKE SURE TO, IT'S EVERY
FOURTH SUNDAY FROM 9:00 TO
10:00 A.M. AT KAKAAKO.
WATERFRONT PARK.
Kristine: IN ORKTS
SOMETHING NEW COMING ON.
YEAH.
IN OCTOBER, REMIND YOU NEXT
MONTH, WE HAVE DANCE WITH A
DOC.
SO IT WILL BE EVERY SECOND
SATURDAY FROM 5:00 TO 6:00