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Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-deficit Disorder
Last Child in the Woods Saving Our Children from Naturedeficit Disorder
Author: Richard Louv
This huge international bestseller, fully revised for non-American readers, is now in paperback. "Last Child in the Woods" shows how our children have become increasingly alienated and distant from nature, why this matters, and what we can do to make a difference. It is unsentimental, rigorous and utterly original. Camping in the garden, riding ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781848870833
ISBN-10: 1848870833
Publication Date: 6/1/2010
Pages: 416
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5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 7
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superdupar avatar reviewed Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-deficit Disorder on + 115 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Louv claims that children spend less and less time outdoors because of parental fears, electronic toys and a variety of other reasons. He explains what the implications are for children and adults: attention problems, disconnectedness with the world, lower productivity. Louv makes the case for why and how parents, teachers and others should help children connect with nature. I really liked the book overall, although I felt like some of the chapters could have been more concise. The second addition has an appendix with a concise practical list of things parents can do.
superdupar avatar reviewed Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-deficit Disorder on + 115 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Louv claims that children spend less and less time outdoors because of parental fears, electronic toys and a variety of other reasons. He explains what the implications are for children and adults: attention problems, disconnectedness with the world, lower productivity. Louv makes the case for why and how parents, teachers and others should help children connect with nature. I really liked the book overall, although I felt like some of the chapters could have been more concise. The second addition has an appendix with a concise practical list of things parents can do.
reviewed Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-deficit Disorder on + 157 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Excellent book that discusses- and along the way attempts- human connection with nature. The author evokes memories, experience, observation, and opinion, then backs it up with fact. Too many of us float across this planet as tho we didn't belong to it, or with it. As tho we were nothing but a scourge and that we somehow didn't belong. Louv wants to help people reconnect with their natural side and he knows people can wake up, they just need help. The book has parent tips, teacher tips, and parts kids could appreciate. My one quibble is that the author does seem to push aside the concerns he raises that adults have about their children taking a walk on the wild side- he seems to forget that there ARE places where kids can't go play by themselves, or go for walks alone. I could have used helpful ideas on how to allow a fairly secure opportunity for children to experience solitude in nature, or take risks, or simply develop a sense of their own place in this world. These are important. That doesn't mean they are the only issues that are important.
But this really is an excellent book, one I keep on my shelves.
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reviewed Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-deficit Disorder on + 5 more book reviews
We should get our children away from the TV and into nature! Great Thoughts from Louv regarding children and nature
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This book provides a thorough understanding of the way time in nature can positively impact children (and adults!). There was a lot of material covered and a lot to think about. It was a great read for those concerned about our human - nature connection and how to encourage that connection with the next generations as life becomes more and more digitized.