Nature Deficit Disorder

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: May 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Length: 01:30

Remember the days when kids hiked into the woods? Caught tadpoles in a stream, and played tag on the playground? Well, those days are fading fast. Read the full description.

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Playing: Nature Deficit Disorder
From: Pat Maxwell

Isla_earth_inlay Remember the days when kids hiked into the woods? Caught tadpoles in a stream, and played tag on the playground? Well, those days are fading fast, says Richard Louve in his book, Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder. Typical kids these days spend 44 hours a week indoors, plugged into some form of electronic media. Electronic baby-sitters produce pint-sized couch potatoes...

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Piece Description

Remember the days when kids hiked into the woods? Caught tadpoles in a stream, and played tag on the playground? Well, those days are fading fast, says Richard Louve in his book, Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder. Typical kids these days spend 44 hours a week indoors, plugged into some form of electronic media. Electronic baby-sitters produce pint-sized couch potatoes...