Nature Deficit Disorder

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: July 2012 - 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.

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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.