In Section 1 of Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv writes about our society’s apparent disconnection from nature. After describing the deleterious effects of what he has called, Nature Deficit Disorder, he wraps up the section by pointing out, “deficit is only one side of the coin.” In Section 2, he discussed the other side of that coin: “natural abundance”. [Read more…]
Why Our Children Need Nature
Winter’s grip has been firm this year. Just this week we were pelted with a heavy, wet snow – enough to snap a few soft spring branches from our trees. By day’s end, however, spring is back, the snow has melted, and the sun is out again. Where are my boys as winter turns to spring again? Huddled around an electronic game, watching a pixellated display of a virtual reality while a beautiful afternoon threatens to pass them by.