http://simplegreenorganichappy.com/2008/06/last-child-in-the-woods-raising-backyard-naturalists/ Green living, playful parenting and the pursuit of happiness Fri, 18 May 2012 01:47:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://simplegreenorganichappy.com/2008/06/last-child-in-the-woods-raising-backyard-naturalists/#comment-27665 Gamechanger: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (Book Club Day) Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:57:52 +0000 http://simplegreenorganichappy.com/?p=99#comment-27665 [...] 2008 I took two books out of the library that changed my family. The first was Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder. The second was Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. Her story is absolutely what [...] [...] 2008 I took two books out of the library that changed my family. The first was Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder. The second was Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. Her story is absolutely what [...]

]]> http://simplegreenorganichappy.com/2008/06/last-child-in-the-woods-raising-backyard-naturalists/#comment-14699 hippie4ever Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:50:37 +0000 http://simplegreenorganichappy.com/?p=99#comment-14699 I haven't read the book, but I remember many days as a young 'naturalist'. Nature was and is fascinating and doesn't take much encouragement to explore from Mom and Dad. I do think the fear of strangers does curtail the release of children into the wild. I can't imagine letting my son (who is only 2.5 right now) roam the woods like my parents allowed my brothers and me. Human predators are much scarier than animals any day! But we have several magnifying glasses, bug jars, books on native species (of our state) and I'm trying to find native flora and fauna books. We collect leaves and rocks and the ladybugs who are now migrating inside from the farmer's fields (non-native biting ladybugs)are creating much interest during playdates :) I haven’t read the book, but I remember many days as a young ‘naturalist’. Nature was and is fascinating and doesn’t take much encouragement to explore from Mom and Dad. I do think the fear of strangers does curtail the release of children into the wild. I can’t imagine letting my son (who is only 2.5 right now) roam the woods like my parents allowed my brothers and me. Human predators are much scarier than animals any day! But we have several magnifying glasses, bug jars, books on native species (of our state) and I’m trying to find native flora and fauna books. We collect leaves and rocks and the ladybugs who are now migrating inside from the farmer’s fields (non-native biting ladybugs)are creating much interest during playdates

]]> http://simplegreenorganichappy.com/2008/06/last-child-in-the-woods-raising-backyard-naturalists/#comment-5512 Berty Sun, 22 May 2011 21:21:39 +0000 http://simplegreenorganichappy.com/?p=99#comment-5512 <i>I would like to add that I have discovered that kids are blasted daily with media's inflated sensationalism; "Deadly Predators" "Killer Snakes" "Man-Eaters" "Shark Attack!". It seems that programming on so called nature channels are named and developed to capture ratings and not deliver an important message about the need for and understanding of all animals on the planet. I am always trying to undo this misconception with my high school biology students! They think that all predators or animals with venom should be killed off. And most surprisingly – that they are NOT animals themselves.</i> +1 I would like to add that I have discovered that kids are blasted daily with media's inflated sensationalism; "Deadly Predators" "Killer Snakes" "Man-Eaters" "Shark Attack!". It seems that programming on so called nature channels are named and developed to capture ratings and not deliver an important message about the need for and understanding of all animals on the planet. I am always trying to undo this misconception with my high school biology students! They think that all predators or animals with venom should be killed off. And most surprisingly – that they are NOT animals themselves.
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