Combat Nature Deficit Disorder with Last Child in the Woods
Fellow Earth Mama and good friend, Meg sent me Last Child in the Woods as a birthday gift. I’m left to ponder, “has there ever been a better gift?”. I believe in limiting my children’s access to...
View ArticleAvoid the Digital Switch
Today was the day that our televisions were supposed to make the big switch from analog to digital broadcasting. Actually, some cities are still going forward with the change to “avoid the headache”...
View ArticleEntertaining Kids: Part II
In part I we talked about rock painting and water play. For a fun afternoon of baking bread, visit my recipe at Eat.Drink.Better and get those kids cooking! In our world (meaning the small space our...
View ArticleHank D and the Bee: Bee Visits Grandpa
Get your kids outside (they need a good stinging) and take care of bees… Follow the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series at JoeMohrToons.com. For cartoon updates and other green goings-on, follow Joe...
View ArticleOhio Doctor Prescribes Outside Time for Children
The Leave No Child Inside movement spurred by Richard Louv’s book Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder has gotten a lot of attention from politicians, educators,...
View ArticleVitamin D Deficiency Linked to Childhood Obesity
As American children spend more time inside suffering from , their natural exposure to vitamin D from sunlight is reduced. The importance of vitamin D in preventing rickets has been known since the...
View ArticlePlay Outside! Free Range Kids are Happier and Healthier
I recently received Community Playthings‘ booklet entitled The Wisdom of Nature: Out My Back Door. This beautiful resource is filled with article after article supporting the importance of outdoor play...
View ArticleGreen Parent Round Up: Pediatrics, Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood,...
Don’t forget to click the titles for links to the full articles! Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine: Adding Fuel to the Fire Increasing Evidence for Developmental Toxicity of Indoor Solid Fuel...
View ArticlePlay Deficit Disorder: Bring Back the Dangerous Playgrounds!
Play…it’s essential to human development. If you are of my generation, you remember roaming the neighborhood without adult supervision, playing with your peers in empty lots, houses under...
View ArticleMean Joe Green Cartoon: Get Those Kids Outside!
Kids are fatter than ever, watch more TV than ever before, and play and use their imagination increasingly less. This does not bode well for them or our planet. As Senegalese poet and naturalist Baba...
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