I am sending you 2 1/2 pages of notes I took from a book I read last week
The book is entitled, "Last Child in the Woods: Saving our children from Nature Deficit Disorder" by Richard Louv. I found it very interesting and illuminating, if also a bit disturbing.

In a nutshell, it advocates for giving children more free play/exploration time in nature not only to give them a connection with the great outdoors and solace that will nourish them throughout their lives, but also to give them ... read more