Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder Friday, July 31 2009.

• In this influential work about the staggering divide between children and the outdoors, child advocacy expert Richard Louv directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today’s wired generation—he calls it nature-deficit—to some of the most disturbing childhood trends, such as the rises in obesity, attention disorders, and depression. Last Child in the Woods is the first book to bring together a new and growing body of research indicating that direct exposure to nature is essential for healthy childhood development and for the physical and emotional health of children and adults. More than just raising an alarm, Louv offers practical solutions and simple ways to heal the broken bond—and they are right in our own backyard.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder Wednesday, July 22 2009.

• Added a contributor: Richard Louv: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder Friday, July 17 2009.

• IF, WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, we tramped through forests of Nebraska cottonwoods, or raised pigeons on a rooftop in Queens, or fished for Ozark bluegills, or felt the swell of a wave that traveled a thousand miles before lifting our boat, then we were bound to the natural world and remain so today.