Wyoming Students Examine Nature Disconnect at Conference
Wyoming Tribune Eagle – November 02, 2009
By Shauna Stephenson
A few questions for the adults in the group: Remember when you were a kid? How much time do you suppose you spent playing outside? Do you remember how it made you feel? Now, fast forward for a second to kids today: How much time do they spend outside, compared to your childhood? Not much? When Richard Louv published his book "Last Child in the Woods," he set off a firestorm of attention to the fact that kids aren't spending much time interacting with nature anymore. With dramatic increases in childhood obesity, diabetes, ADD and ADHD, Louv made the point…
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