Who would’ve thought that installing a pond could save your family from drowning in a digital world? If you or your children are spending every day locked to a digital device, whether for school, work, watching the news, or entertainment, a body of water in your own backyard could save you from the known negative effects of today’s high-tech environment. A 2017 American Psychological Association report (pdf) points out that ‘just under half of all adults and 90% of young adults have become “constant checkers, ” engaging with screens and social media all the time, which has vastly increased levels of stress—both when tech works and when it doesn’t.’ Stress not. It is good to know that countering the unavoidable impact of the technological age is as simple as a delightful pond in your own backyard.