Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder | 
Visited friends in Wisconsin recently and there were so many little libraries everywhere! I was delighted to find the tagged book in one. Coincidentally, I recognized it because it was often in the “by our staff” shelves in the bookstore at Colorado State University in Fort Collins where my friend and I got our M.S., and the book is related to her current thesis project. #LittleFreeLibrary
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This is an intro post for those following #naturalitsy
I'm Debs, based in Derbyshire, UK. Mum to 4 wild beasties, who are now all doing their own thing as we head into teenage years. I've had a love of our natural world since childhood. However, reading the tagged book after becoming a parent made me realise how crucial it is in all our lives. Combined with climate change and environmental crisis,
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I had to read Julius Caesar twice because I changed schools after 9th grade. I'm still bitter.
I try not to let cover art fool me.
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panOk, premise is good: kids are less connected with nature and we need to take steps to reverse the trend. But the disdain the author shows for so many groups is self-defeating; and his conclusion is unsustainable. Rather than suggesting manageable steps to involve our family lives in nature he wants us to change the way cities are planned and redistribute the national population. Totally doable, right? This isn‘t a parenting book at all.
I‘m already getting pissed off at the author‘s obvious biases. So far he‘s made vaguely insulting comments about vegetarians (me) and now he‘s criticizing people who have “a hyperintellectualized perception of other animals.” This is not going the way I expected so far.
Just starting this one today. I admit I really struggle with this issue. I want my daughter to be active, to be adventurous. But I really hate the sweltering heat and humidity (good thing we live in Louisiana!) and I‘m really not ok with picking up critters and such. I love hiking and nature walks and pointing out fascinating stuff. Maybe this book will inspire me.
pickI enjoyed this even though I didn't agree with everything said in the book. The message is still important: we need to get kids not just outside, but into nature so they can see what it is and want to preserve it.
Great read on the importance of time spent outdoors & childhood free play. #booksaboutnature
I believe in teaching kids to hug trees. Glad my friends and family let me "corrupt" their children. Keep 'em wild I say!
#FunFactFriday - from 2005-2009, I was a full time camp counselor/experiential education instructor! I worked at a camp in Ohio and one in New York. It was both the hardest and best job I've had - one of those times I wish I had appreciated it more. It continues to shape me, influencing my ethics and my art every day. (I wrote/directed one film about summer camp, and two of my writing projects are also about camp.)
Thought-provoking read. I was hardly outside as a child; trying to build a different family culture for our girls.
