I just saw today that Education.com, an online resource that receives a million unique visitors each month, created a section dealing specifically with nature-deficit disorder for parents. It offers tons of information on everything from quick facts on the disorder and helpful advice to articles and links to information published elsewhere on the Web. It's a very helpful way to learn about NDD without having to read the entire book "Last Child In the Woods" by Richard Louv.Ever since reading his book "Last Child in the Woods", I am convinced this is a huge issue that parents need to know about and understand. It's also part of the reason why I am doing this blog. The fact that such a respected Web site has dedicated serious space to it indicates to me that the education field is also beginning to take it seriously. I encourage you to spend some time on the Web site.
I am also posting this link to the lead article from the site: The Ten Actions Parents Can Take to Prevent Nature Deficit Disorder so you can read a quick version of their suggestions to help your kids discover nature.
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