Last child in the woods : saving our children from nature-deficit disorder
Louv, Richard2009
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CHILD CARE & UPBRINGING. Shows how our children have become increasingly alienated and distant from nature, why this matters and how we can make a difference. Camping in the garden, riding bikes through the woods, climbing trees, collecting bugs and butterflies, picking wildflowers, running through piles of autumn leaves, cooking over a campfire and telling ghost stories under the stars...somewhere the pleasures of a free-range childhood have been lost. And with the indoor habits of today's children come other problems - epidemic obesity, attention-deficit disorder, isolation and childhood depression. This timely book not only highlights the problem and provokes debate; it also offers practical advice on how to help children to enjoy the natural world - starting in our parks and gardens, homes and schools.
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Edition:
Rev. and updated ed.
Imprint:
London : Atlantic, 2009, c2005.
Collation:
x, 390 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781848870826 (pbk)1848870825 (pbk)9781848870833
Dewey class:
155.418
Language:
English
BRN:
169201