Comments on: Combat Nature Deficit Disorder with Last Child in the Woods http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/03/combat-nature-deficit-disorder-with-last-child-in-the-woods/ Green and Natural Parenting for Eco-Friendly Families Thu, 24 May 2012 17:04:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: I Love Dirt Book Review http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/03/combat-nature-deficit-disorder-with-last-child-in-the-woods/#comment-17785 I Love Dirt Book Review Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:32:07 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2889#comment-17785 [...] forward is written by Richard Louv, the same Richard Louv that wrote the absolute must-read Last Child In The Woods. If he gives this book his thumbs up, you know it has to be good. Unlike most activity books for [...] [...] forward is written by Richard Louv, the same Richard Louv that wrote the absolute must-read Last Child In The Woods. If he gives this book his thumbs up, you know it has to be good. Unlike most activity books for [...]

]]> By: Entertaining Kids: Part II : Eco Child’s Play http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/03/combat-nature-deficit-disorder-with-last-child-in-the-woods/#comment-8939 Entertaining Kids: Part II : Eco Child’s Play Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:52:04 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2889#comment-8939 [...] our world (meaning the small space our family occupies, not the greater World as it is), we believe everyday is an outside day unless weather is at a dangerous extreme or the rain is coming down in buckets.  However, here in [...] [...] our world (meaning the small space our family occupies, not the greater World as it is), we believe everyday is an outside day unless weather is at a dangerous extreme or the rain is coming down in buckets.  However, here in [...]

]]> By: Like Organic Milk in Kraft Dinner: Eco-Idealism and Finding Your Balance : Eco Child’s Play http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/03/combat-nature-deficit-disorder-with-last-child-in-the-woods/#comment-8938 Like Organic Milk in Kraft Dinner: Eco-Idealism and Finding Your Balance : Eco Child’s Play Mon, 25 May 2009 03:33:07 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2889#comment-8938 [...] much rather our children play with their imaginations, make forts out of boxes and blankets and run around outside in the yard and in the trees and on the swings. We don’t have cable TV. But — we have a [...] [...] much rather our children play with their imaginations, make forts out of boxes and blankets and run around outside in the yard and in the trees and on the swings. We don’t have cable TV. But — we have a [...]

]]> By: Book Review: A Natural Sense of Wonder : Eco Child’s Play http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/03/combat-nature-deficit-disorder-with-last-child-in-the-woods/#comment-8932 Book Review: A Natural Sense of Wonder : Eco Child’s Play Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:35:58 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2889#comment-8932 [...] look at food and moved me to live a more sustainable lifestyle. The second, Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods, opened my eyes to the importance of unstructured nature play on the human psyche.  The third was [...] [...] look at food and moved me to live a more sustainable lifestyle. The second, Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods, opened my eyes to the importance of unstructured nature play on the human psyche.  The third was [...]

]]> By: Baby Essentials That Aren’t, Part 6: Baby Brain Boosters : Eco Child’s Play http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/03/combat-nature-deficit-disorder-with-last-child-in-the-woods/#comment-8933 Baby Essentials That Aren’t, Part 6: Baby Brain Boosters : Eco Child’s Play Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:30:21 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2889#comment-8933 [...] for scholastic success, combined with the belief that the best way to achieve this is through in an indoor classroom setting with textbooks and tests — rather than through practical experience and [...] [...] for scholastic success, combined with the belief that the best way to achieve this is through in an indoor classroom setting with textbooks and tests — rather than through practical experience and [...]

]]> By: The “Green Effect”: Nature Makes Us Healthier and Happier : Eco Child’s Play http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/03/combat-nature-deficit-disorder-with-last-child-in-the-woods/#comment-8934 The “Green Effect”: Nature Makes Us Healthier and Happier : Eco Child’s Play Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:42:42 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2889#comment-8934 [...] many eco-minded moms, I recently read Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods and came away with a firm belief that human beings need, on a basic, primal level, the therapeutic [...] [...] many eco-minded moms, I recently read Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods and came away with a firm belief that human beings need, on a basic, primal level, the therapeutic [...]

]]> By: MIA? « Looks Good in Polka Dots http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/03/combat-nature-deficit-disorder-with-last-child-in-the-woods/#comment-8937 MIA? « Looks Good in Polka Dots Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:34:41 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2889#comment-8937 [...] I did a review on the best ever parenting book Last Child in the Woods. [...] [...] I did a review on the best ever parenting book Last Child in the Woods. [...]

]]> By: Rae Pica http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/03/combat-nature-deficit-disorder-with-last-child-in-the-woods/#comment-8936 Rae Pica Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:53:39 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2889#comment-8936 Great post, Jamie! Louv's books is an important one, and as a chldren's physical activity specialist, I'm thrilled that you're spreading the message among your readers and offering simple, actionable ideas! Great post, Jamie! Louv’s books is an important one, and as a chldren’s physical activity specialist, I’m thrilled that you’re spreading the message among your readers and offering simple, actionable ideas!

]]> By: Chanda http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/03/combat-nature-deficit-disorder-with-last-child-in-the-woods/#comment-8935 Chanda Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:48:29 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2889#comment-8935 I couldn't agree more. We are trying to move to the "country" to combat this problem. And don't think going to the playground will suffice because it is as sterile as the playpen your toddler was imprisoned in. (Well maybe not most the toddler's of the readers of THIS blog.) Let them climb TREES. Real live, you might break an arm if you fall, TREES. Yes, they might break an arm but WE all lived through such harrowing dangers. And our kids will too. Cut the cord. Let them grow! I couldn’t agree more. We are trying to move to the “country” to combat this problem.

And don’t think going to the playground will suffice because it is as sterile as the playpen your toddler was imprisoned in. (Well maybe not most the toddler’s of the readers of THIS blog.)

Let them climb TREES. Real live, you might break an arm if you fall, TREES. Yes, they might break an arm but WE all lived through such harrowing dangers. And our kids will too.

Cut the cord. Let them grow!

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