Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from
Nature-Deficit Disorder, by Richard Louv
In Last Child in the Woods, 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 rise in obesity,
attention disorders, and depression.
Louv talks with parents, children, teachers,
scientists, religious leaders, child-development researchers, and
environmentalists, who recognize the threat and offer solutions.
Louv shows us an alternative future, one in which parents help their
kids experience the natural world more deeply--and find the joy of
family connectedness in the process.
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 backyards. Paper, 334 pages, 5½
x 8½,
1-56512-522-3
Last Child in the Woods $13.95
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