| Contents Notes |
The new relationship between children and nature. Gifts of nature ; The third frontier ; The criminalization of natural play -- Why the young (and the rest of us) need nature. Climbing the tree of health ; A life of the senses : nature vs. the know-it-all state of mind ; The "Eighth intelligence" ; The genius of childhood : how nature nurtures creativity ; Nature-deficit disorder and the restorative environment -- The best of intentions : why Johnnie and Jeannie don't play outside anymore. Time and fear ; The bogeyman syndrome redux ; Don't know much about natural history : education as a barrier to nature ; Where will future stewards of nature come from? -- The nature-child reunion. Bringing nature home ; Scared smart : facing the bogeyman ; Telling turtle tales : using nature as a moral teacher -- The jungle blackboard. Natural school reform ; Camp revival -- Wonder land : opening the fourth frontier. The education of Judge Thatcher : decriminalizing natural play ; Cities gone wild ; Where the wild things will be : a new back-to-the land movement -- To be amazed. The spiritual necessity of nature for the young ; Fire and fermentation : building a movement ; While it lasts. In [this book, the author] talks with parents, children, teachers, scientists, religious leaders, child-development researchers, and environmentalists who recognize the threat and offer solutions. [He] shows us an alternative future, one in which parents help their kids experience the natural world more deeply - and find the joy of family connectedness in the process.-Dust jacket. |
