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Nature Deficit Disorder

Gifts for the Sea

Julie Packard | Posted 12.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Gandhi, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Funding Non-Profits, Nature, Gifts From the Sea, Julie Packard, Ocean Acidification, Plastic-Pollution, Nature-Deficit-Disorder, Climate Change, Sustainable Seafood, Disposable Plastics, Plastic Bottles, Plastic Bags, Carbon Footprint, Connect With Nature, Green Living, Green News
Julie Packard

A half-century ago, Anne Morrow Lindbergh wrote Gifts from the Sea, bestseller in which she described what we as individuals can take away from our times of quiet reflection along the shore.

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Growing Movement to Get Kids Outdoors Includes Where the Wild Things Are

Deanna Neil | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Education, Teton Science School, Children, Earth Science Week, Be Out There!, Environment, Environmentalism, Nature-Deficit-Disorder, National Wildlife Federation, Where the Wild Things Are, Education Reform, Children's Health, No Child Left Inside, Living News
Deanna Neil

We want to get kids outside, but who should lead the way: teachers, parents or kids themselves? Deciding the best approach for reengaging kids with nature means knowing where the problem stems from.

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Where the Wild Things Really Are

Darell Hammond | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Living News, Personal Health, Children, Nature, Nature-Deficit-Disorder, Green Living, Children's Health, Outdoor Exercise, Childhood Obesity, Living News
Darell Hammond

In addition to great fun, outdoor play gives children the physical activity their growing bodies need, as well as the interaction that will help them to develop cognitive, social and emotional skills.

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Learning, Naturally

Michelle Howard | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Childhood Memories, David-Sobel, Child Psychology, Outdoor Education, Environment, Nature-Deficit-Disorder, Nature Deficit Disorder, Parenting, Teachers, Teaching, Childhood, Learning, Living News
Michelle Howard

Is it possible that all that time wandering around outside talking to myself had something to do with my aptitude at school? Boredom, which drove me outside, is an art lost to contemporary childhood.

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Balancing Our Kids' Nature Deficit

Avital Binshtock | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Rivers, Hiking, Children, Kids, Water, Books, Nature-Deficit Disorder, Camping, Oceans, Parenting, Outdoors, Lakes, Green News
Avital Binshtock

How can you ensure that your children don't end up deprived of outdoor experiences? Here are four ideas for getting your kids away from the video games and out into nature instead.

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We Need Nature to Stay Smart

Graham Hill | Posted 07.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Nature-Deficit-Disorder, Conservation, Nature Conservation, Nature, Green News
Graham Hill

While climate woes are real and we need to respond to them, there are other reasons to rethink how we now are in the world.

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Nature-Deficit Disorder

Tabby Biddle | Posted 07.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Linkedin, Earth Day, Omega Center for Sustainable Living, Central Park, Twitter, Nature-Deficit-Disorder, Omega Institute, Hudson River, Facebook, Living Building Challenge, Eco-Machine, Tabby Biddle, Living News
Tabby Biddle

The alternative to starving my soul of Mother Earth magic was to take the train from Grand Central up to Cold Spring and spend the day in the woods.

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Five Simple Ways to Reconnect Your Children with Nature

Margaret Ryan | Posted 04.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Leave No Child Inside, Nature-Deficit-Disorder, Natural Playgrounds, Childcare, Green News
Margaret Ryan

Children don't play the way they used to and they are suffering for it. Some say, nature, or lack of it, is to blame.

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The Real Cost of "Virtual" Nature

Brenda Scott Royce | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Videophilia, Zoos, Elephants, Animatronic Elephants, Zoo Elephants, Sea World, Peta, Los Angeles Zoo, Virtual Nature, Richard Louv, Robert Kennedy Jr., Nature-Deficit Disorder, Children, Animals, Los Angeles, Electronic Media, Technology, Green News
Brenda Scott Royce

A zoo visit won't achieve the same level of impact as an African safari, but most of us, viewing elephants and other exotic animals in their ever-shrinking native habitat is not possible.

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Illinois Governor Closes 11 State Parks

Pamela Todd | Posted 10.24.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Vandalia Statehouse, Illinois State Parks, No Child Left Inside Act, No Child Left Inside Act 2008, Illinois State Park Closures, Richard Louv, Lincoln Log Cabin, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Park Closures, Gebhard Woods, Environment, Nature Deficit Disorder, Illinois Prairie, Blagojevich Budget Cuts, Channhaon State Park, Chicago News
Pamela Todd

On November 30, the State of Illinois will lock the gates to 12 state parks and 13 historic sites. If you try to get in, you could be arrested for trespassing . . . on public lands you've been supporting with your tax dollars all these years.

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