Getting Back to Nature

Although many parents are concerned about the amount of time their kids spend playing video games, there may be an additional reason to shut off the PS2 - and this one isn't related to the need to do homework. In his book entitled Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv describes what he calls "Nature-Deficit Disorder" - the tendency of young people nowadays to severely lack unstructured outdoor play.

From the article, "Restoring this balance between children and nature may be a key factor in saving our planet from pollution, habitat destruction, overpopulation and help restore the delicate balance of all ecosystems."

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