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Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
by Louv, Richard | HC | Good
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
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- ISBN
- 9781565123915
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
ISBN-10
1565123913
ISBN-13
9781565123915
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45101566
Product Key Features
Book Title
Last Child in the Woods : Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Parenting / General, Outdoor Skills, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Developmental / Child, General, Ecology
Genre
Family & Relationships, Nature, Sports & Recreation, Science, Psychology
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
23.1 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-066034
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
An honest, well-researched and well-written book...the first to give name to an undeniable problem.
Dewey Decimal
155.4/18
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Part I : The New Relationship Between Children and Nature 1. Gifts of Nature . . . . 7 2. The Third Frontier . . . . . . 15 3. The Criminalization of Natural Play . . . . . 27 Part II:Why the Young (and the Rest of Us) Need Nature 4. Climbing the Tree of Health . .. 39 5. A Life of the Senses: Nature vs. the Know-It-All State of Mind . . . . . 54 6. The "Eighth Intelligence" . . . 70 7. The Genius of Childhood: How Nature Nurtures Creativity . . .. 85 8. Nature-Deficit Disorder and the Restorative Environment . . . 98 Part III: The Best of Intentions: Why Johnnie and Jeannie Don't Play Outside Anymore 9. Time and Fear .. . . 115 10. The Bogeyman Syndrome Redux . . . . . 123 11. Don't Know Much About Natural History: Education as a Barrier to Nature .. 132 12. Where Will Future Stewards of Nature Come From? . . . 145 Part IV: The Nature-Child Reunion 13. Bringing Nature Home . . . 161 14. Scared Smart: Facing the Bogeyman . . . . 176 15. Telling Turtle Tales: Using Nature as a Moral Teacher . 187 Part V: The Jungle Blackboard 16. Natural School Reform . . . 201 17. Camp Revival . . . 223 Part VI: Wonder Land: Opening the Fourth Frontier 18. The Education of Judge Thatcher: Decriminalizing Natural Play . .. 233 19. Cities Gone Wild . .. 239 20. Where the Wild Things Will Be: A New Back-to-the-Land Movement . . . . 265 Part VII: To Be Amazed 21. The Spiritual Necessity of Nature for the Young . . . . . . 285 22. Fire and Fermentation: Building a Movement . . . . 301 23. While It Lasts . . . . 309 Notes 311 Suggested Reading 321 Index 325
Synopsis
"I like to play indoors better 'cause that's where all the electrical outlets are," reports a fourth-grader. Never before in history have children been so plugged in and so out of touch with the natural world. In this groundbreaking new work, 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 rises in obesity, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and depression. Some startling facts: By the 1990s the radius around the home where children were allowed to roam on their own had shrunk to a ninth of what it had been in 1970. Today, average eight-year-olds are better able to identify cartoon characters than native species, such as beetles and oak trees, in their own community. The rate at which doctors prescribe antidepressants to children has doubled in the last five years, and recent studies show that too much computer use spells trouble for the developing mind. Nature-deficit disorder is not a medical condition; it is a description of the human costs of alienation from nature. This alienation damages children and shapes adults, families, and communities. There are solutions, though, and they're right in our own backyards. "Last child in the Woods" is the first book to bring together cutting-edge research showing that direct exposure to nature is essential for healthy childhood development physical, emotional, and spiritual. What's more, nature is a potent therapy for depression, obesity, and ADD. Environment-based education dramatically improves standardized test scores and grade point averages and develops skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and decision making. Even creativity is stimulated by childhood experiences in nature. Yet sending kids outside to play is increasingly difficult. Computers, television, and video games compete for their time, of course, but it's also our fears of traffic, strangers, even virus-carrying mosquitoes fears the media exploit that keep children indoors. Meanwhile, schools assign more and more homework, and there is less and less access to natural areas. Parents have the power to ensure that their daughter or son will not be the "last child in the woods," and this book is the first step toward that nature-child reunion.", "I like to play indoors better 'cause that's where all the electrical outlets are," reports a fourth-grader. Never before in history have children been so plugged in--and so out of touch with the natural world. In this groundbreaking new work, 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 rises in obesity, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and depression. Some startling facts: By the 1990s the radius around the home where children were allowed to roam on their own had shrunk to a ninth of what it had been in 1970. Today, average eight-year-olds are better able to identify cartoon characters than native species, such as beetles and oak trees, in their own community. The rate at which doctors prescribe antidepressants to children has doubled in the last five years, and recent studies show that too much computer use spells trouble for the developing mind. Nature-deficit disorder is not a medical condition; it is a description of the human costs of alienation from nature. This alienation damages children and shapes adults, families, and communities. There are solutions, though, and they're right in our own backyards. Last child in the Woods is the first book to bring together cutting-edge research showing that direct exposure to nature is essential for healthy childhood development--physical, emotional, and spiritual. What's more, nature is a potent therapy for depression, obesity, and ADD. Environment-based education dramatically improves standardized test scores and grade point averages and develops skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and decision making. Even creativity is stimulated by childhood experiences in nature. Yet sending kids outside to play is increasingly difficult. Computers, television, and video games compete for their time, of course, but it's also our fears of traffic, strangers, even virus-carrying mosquitoes--fears the media exploit--that keep children indoors. Meanwhile, schools assign more and more homework, and there is less and less access to natural areas. Parents have the power to ensure that their daughter or son will not be the "last child in the woods," and this book is the first step toward that nature-child reunion., I like to play indoors better cause that's where all the electrical outlets are, reports a fourth grader. But it's not only computers, television, and video games that are keeping kids inside. It's also their parent's fears of traffic, strangers, Lyme disease, and West Nile virus; their school's emphasis on more and more homework; their structured schedules; and their lack of access to natural areas. Local governments, neighborhood associations, and even organizations devoted to the outdoors are placing legal and regulatory constraints on many wild spaces, sometimes making natural play a crime. As children's connections to nature diminish and the social, psychological, and spiritual implications become apparent, new research shows that nature can offer powerful therapy for such maladies as depression, obesity, and attention deficit disorder. Environment-based education dramatically improves standardized test scores and grade-point averages and develops skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and decision making. Anecdotal evidence strongly suggests that childhood experiences in nature stimulate creativity. "In Last Child in the Woods", 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.
LC Classification Number
BF353.5.N37L68 2005
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- Jan 15, 2019
A perfect handbook every parent, grandparent and school staff need to read on how and why children need to connect with nature on a regular basis.
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- Feb 07, 2019
Great subject presented
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- 2***j (113)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseI've ordered several items from this vendor now and they've always been what they were advertised as. This was no exception. Both discs were in great shape as well as their jewel cases. Delivery is good, packaging is simple but effective for what you're paying and I haven't had any get damaged. Will keep buying from this vendor because of the results so far and good prices, too.