Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder

Louv, Richard

ISBN 10: 156512605X / ISBN 13: 9781565126053

Edité par Algonquin Books, 2008

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Contains underlining and dog-earing.
Worried about the outcome of ipad baby syndrome? Explore an alternative to overstimulated children and unregulated emotions. The author posits a method of child rearing that taps into the natural need to reconnect with the Earth. Holistic mind, body, and spirit.

N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1787811284534

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder
• Éditeur: Algonquin Books
• Date de parution: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 156512605X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781565126053
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: Satisfaisant
• Dimensions: 13,97 L x 20,96 H x 2,67 P (centimètres) 13,97 centimètres de largeur par 20,96 centimètres de hauteur par 2,67 centimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 400 grammes
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Non-fiction
  • Psychology

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Synopsis

The Book That Launched an International Movement
 
Fans of The Anxious Generation will adore Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv's groundbreaking New York Times bestseller. “An absolute must-read for parents.” —The Boston Globe
 
“It rivals Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring.” —The Cincinnati Enquirer
 
“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 parents’ fears of traffic, strangers, Lyme disease, and West Nile virus; their schools’ 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.
 

Included in this edition:

• A Field Guide with 100 Practical Actions We Can Take 
• Discussion Points for Book Groups, Classrooms, and Communities 
• Additional Notes by the Author 
• New and Updated Research from the U.S. and Abroad

 

 

À propos de l'auteur

Richard Louv is a journalist and the author of ten books, including Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, The Nature Principle, and Vitamin N. Translated into twenty languages, his books have helped launch an international movement to connect children, families, and communities to nature. He is cofounder and chair emeritus of the nonprofit Children & Nature Network, which supports a new nature movement. Louv has written for the New York Times, Outside magazine, Orion Magazine, Parents, and many other publications. He appears regularly on national radio and TV, and lectures throughout the world. In 2008, he was awarded the Audubon Medal. Prior recipients have included Rachel Carson, E. O. Wilson, President Jimmy Carter, and Sir David Attenborough.