Gary Swingle
Stacey Blaylock
ECED 2310 Safe, Healthy Environments
June 23, 2015 Nature Deficit Disorder
“Nature deficit disorder” is a term created by Richard Louv in his 2005 book, Last Child in the Woods. He describes nature deficit disorder, not as a medical disorder, but as a movement to where he believes children should reconnect with nature. He and many others believe that children and adults have lost their connection with nature which has affected the health and well-being of these people Many studies that I have found all suggest the same thing, that there is a connection between health and nature. As suggested by The American Academy of Pediatrics, “60 minutes daily of unstructured free play” is crucial to the development of
Stacey Blaylock
ECED 2310 Safe, Healthy Environments
June 23, 2015 Nature Deficit Disorder
“Nature deficit disorder” is a term created by Richard Louv in his 2005 book, Last Child in the Woods. He describes nature deficit disorder, not as a medical disorder, but as a movement to where he believes children should reconnect with nature. He and many others believe that children and adults have lost their connection with nature which has affected the health and well-being of these people Many studies that I have found all suggest the same thing, that there is a connection between health and nature. As suggested by The American Academy of Pediatrics, “60 minutes daily of unstructured free play” is crucial to the development of