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3 unusual facts about Last Child in the Woods


Ecopsychology

Richard Louv's Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder discusses in detail how the exposure of children to nature can assist in treating mental disorders, including attention deficit disorder.

Last Child in the Woods

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder is a 2005 book by author Richard Louv that documents decreased exposure of children to nature in American society and how this "nature-deficit disorder" harms children and society.

Urban open space

Last Child in the Woods speaks of the positive effects nature in general has on children, even when experienced in small islands of green within a city.


Marcia P. Sward

She was influenced by Richard Louv's book Last Child in the Woods to work on projects that made a difference in the lives of children.


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