Am I Raising Little Biophiles? What I’ve Learned About Kids and Nature Connection
I never thought I’d be the type of parent googling “biophilic design” at 2am while my son had another sleepless night, but here we are. Turns out there’s actually a…
What I Wish I’d Known About Biophilia When We First Moved to the Suburbs
When I first heard the word “biophilia,” I’ll be honest – I had to Google it. This was a few years back, right around the time I was starting to…
Why My Kids Love Hexagon Patterns (And What I Learned About Nature’s Genius)
I never expected to become obsessed with six-sided shapes, but parenthood leads you down the strangest rabbit holes sometimes. It started when my daughter was about three and we were…
What Does “Biophilic” Actually Mean? A Parent’s Journey into Nature-Connected Living
I’ll be honest – I had never heard the word “biophilic” until my son’s ADHD diagnosis led me down a research rabbit hole about environmental factors affecting kids’ behavior. But…
What I Learned About Real vs. Fake Biophilic Design (And Why It Matters for Our Kids)
You know that feeling when you walk into a space and immediately feel calmer? Like your shoulders drop and you can actually breathe deeper? I’ve started noticing this more since…
Following Nature’s Lead: How Our Family Learned to Design Spaces That Change with the Seasons
You know what I’ve been obsessing over lately? How our house changes throughout the year. I was sitting in the kitchen this morning, watching my daughter eat breakfast in this…
Why I’m Convinced That Bringing Nature Indoors Is Essential for Our Family’s Mental Health
I’ll be honest – a few years ago, if someone had told me I’d be writing about how plants and natural light could improve my kids’ mental health, I would…
How Indoor-Outdoor Transition Spaces Are Game-Changers for Family Living (And Why Your Kids Need Them)
I never really thought about transition spaces until I started trying to figure out why my kids behaved so differently in different parts of our house. You know how some…
Why I Started Tracking the “Return on Investment” of Making Our Home More Nature-Connected (And What Other Parents Should Know)
I’ll be honest – when I first stumbled across articles about companies calculating the actual financial returns on making their offices more nature-connected, my initial thought was “typical corporate approach…
What I Learned About Healing Spaces After My Kid’s Hospital Stay
DavidDavid is a dad of two who started caring about design after realizing how much their home environment affected his kids’ moods and sleep. He writes about family-friendly, budget-friendly ways…
Making My Tiny Rental Feel Like Home: Small Space Biophilic Design That Actually Works
You know what’s funny? Before kids, I used to think creating a connection to nature in small spaces was just about cramming in as many plants as possible. Then we…
How Do You Actually Know If This Biophilic Stuff Is Working? (What I Learned From Measuring Results)
When I first started making biophilic changes to our home, my wife asked the totally reasonable question: “How do we know any of this is actually working?” I’d spent months…