Last child in the woods : saving our children from nature-deficit disorder / Richard Louv.
By: Louv, Richard.
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BookPublisher: Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2005Edition: 1st ed.Description: x, 323 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 1565123913.Subject(s): Nature -- Psychological aspects | Children and the environment | Nature -- Psychological aspects | Human ecologyDDC classification: 155.4/18 Summary: Directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today's children to some disturbing childhood trends, such as rises in obesity, Attention Deficit Disorder, and depression, arguing that children's obsession with the latest technology have led them to underappreciatenature.
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Directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today's children to some disturbing childhood trends, such as rises in obesity, Attention Deficit Disorder, and depression, arguing that children's obsession with the latest technology have led them to underappreciatenature.
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