Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
by Richard Louv
Description
Richard Louv examines the growing distance between children and the natural world, exploring how increasingly indoor, technology-centered lives may affect young people’s physical, emotional, and cognitive well-being. Drawing on research, interviews, and vivid real-world examples, he makes the case for regular, direct contact with nature as an essential part of healthy development. The book introduces the idea of “nature-deficit disorder” and offers practical ways for families, schools, and communities to restore outdoor experiences to children’s lives. Both a cultural critique and a call to action, it helped inspire a broader movement to reconnect the next generation with the natural world.
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paperback
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Published Jan 1, 2006
ISBN: 9781565125223
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First Published
2006
Language
eng
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