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From the lens Last Child In The Woods.

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  • Mercygirl Feb 17, 2012 @ 1:55 pm | delete
    I have not read the book yet, but I believe time in nature is very important to kids (whether they realize it or not). Some of my best childhood memories are those of hiking at a local state park and spending time at my best friend's farm.
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Aug 18, 2011 @ 9:39 pm | delete
    I haven't read this book yet, but certainly plan to. I appreciated Richard Louv's wisdom when I read The Web of Life. Thank you for introducing me to Last Child In The Woods. I wholeheartedly agree that nature is essential to thriving.
  • HarmonyArtMom Jan 12, 2011 @ 10:22 am | delete
    One of my favorite books ever.
    ***Blessed by an Angel***
  • Tipi Dec 18, 2010 @ 12:17 pm | delete
    I had never heard of nature deficit disorder but it sure makes sense. I can imagine how you must have felt so deprived of green in China, I feel like that in Fargo sometimes. I love your statement about being intentional with "loose, unstructured dream time" ~ that's how I grew up! We had woods all around us, just a step out of the yard and I was in the forest. I absolutely love this!
  • Dec 8, 2010 @ 5:19 pm | delete
    Based on the current reviews, looks like i need to find a time and read it.
  • BevsPaper Sep 17, 2010 @ 5:45 pm | delete
    I've heard that a great review makes one want to read the book, you've done that! I want to read this book. The nurture of nature is something that we have robbed our children of. Blessed by an Angel!
  • kimmanleyort Sep 17, 2010 @ 7:36 am | delete
    Oh my gosh, I loved this review so much that I featured it again on Squidoo Lens Reviews, forgetting completely that I had already done so back in April. Oh well, good time for a refresher. http://blog.growwear.com/are-you-suffering-from-nature-deficit-disorder/
  • kimmanleyort Apr 8, 2010 @ 1:55 pm | delete
    Great review which is being featured on SquidLit Reviews. I really like the way you made connections between what Louv says in the book to homeschooling to your own Christian connection.
  • vallain Mar 20, 2010 @ 2:15 pm | delete
    I was a country kid and my current love of nature links back to time playing in the creek, watching dragonflies and tending our garden. Activities like these lay an important foundation for all adults.
  • eccles1 Nov 21, 2009 @ 12:02 am | delete
    You are right kids need nature ! beautiful Lens!
  • mitchking Nov 11, 2009 @ 2:39 pm | delete
    It is amazing what just a little time in the woods can do for your mood.
  • Artemus-Gordon Nov 4, 2009 @ 1:27 pm | delete
    I plan on reading this book. I have always been big on being outdoors and my kids grew up camping. Now I have young step kids and they are just not as into the outdoors and I hope I can change that.
  • Evelyn_Saenz Apr 14, 2009 @ 2:25 pm | delete
    This lens is now featured on Creatures of the Woodlands.

    Thank you, Jimmie, for pointing out how much our children need nature in their lives.
  • Reggie_Marigold Jan 6, 2009 @ 3:26 pm | delete
    Imagery is stunning. This is the 1st SquidLit lens I've read. I want to read more!
  • Dec 4, 2008 @ 2:54 pm | delete
    There is so much out there for kids to see and learn.
    Great lens
    LizzyJean
  • dc64 Nov 19, 2008 @ 1:53 pm | delete
    One of my fondest memories as a teen-ager is climbing trees, walking through the woods, and swimming in the lake (I was one of those barefooted country girls). I believe nature is so good for keeping you grounded and calm, so you can work out some of the tough stuff in life.
  • poddys Nov 10, 2008 @ 8:21 pm | delete
    It's so important for children to understand nature and to experience natrual things. SO many spend their young lives cooped up in the house watching tv and playing computer games, they never have a chance to see the countryside and to appreciate the beauty that is around us. Very nice lens, 5*****
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Nov 2, 2008 @ 5:27 pm | delete
    As a public school teacher, its nice to know that home school children are getting a dose of science and nature too. Once, a few years back, a home school parent told me that she didn't think science and nature were all that important. She would rather use that time to read. I almost cried.
    Beautiful lens
    Lizzy
  • LarryBass Sep 11, 2008 @ 7:07 am | delete
    Simply Grand Lens Jimmie! Eye-opening revelations, eye-poppin' graphics, along with New, powerful terminology and the whole thing written to be understood by ALL. Jeepers, are YOU a Writer, or What? Awesometastic Lens 2 B sure, fellow quill-master!

    I will use the N.D.D. short form, along with it's explanation, in many of my future writings, Now that YOU have turned me on to this very important info and a whole new corner of the web, for me. Thanx 4 that! You Really are an Angel! :-)

    Sincerely,

    larryb
  • coopd Sep 3, 2008 @ 6:07 pm | delete
    Another wonderful lens! Welcome to the Nature Lovers group :)
  • mulberry May 17, 2008 @ 8:33 am | delete
    A visit to the woods brings me so much contentment/peace; I don't know how people can go without it. Wonderful book review.
  • LilliputStation May 7, 2008 @ 8:52 pm | delete
    I was FINALLY able to check this out of the libraary today. (They've been closed due to an expansion/remodel.) The librarian gave it a glowing review as well. She said she bought a copy for each of her children. I can't wait to get started reading it.
  • Evelyn_Saenz Apr 19, 2008 @ 7:56 am | delete
    There is a new group being formed in Squidooville. It's called A Walk in the Woods. Because you have done such a nice job with your lens Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is inviting you to join him in this new venture. The exposure that your lens gets by joining will boost your lens rank and add to the number of web pages linking to your lens. Come take A Walk in the Woods.
  • clouda9 Apr 14, 2008 @ 4:40 pm | delete
    Beautiful lens about an all important issue. Thank you for sharing.
  • BFuniv.com Mar 19, 2008 @ 12:11 pm | delete
    not only children, but a nice reminder we all need time with nature.
  • Classic Feb 12, 2008 @ 12:06 am | delete
    Hi Jimmie, both thumbs up! Very nice work. Thanks for submitting this ti Nature and Environment! Keep the good stuff coming! Classic
  • kcomom Feb 2, 2008 @ 10:06 am | delete
    I read this book back in November, and it left an impression on me, too. Great book. Great lens. Thank you!
  • Thialee Feb 2, 2008 @ 7:53 am | delete
    I enjoyed this lens. I will read the book. Thank you.
  • HarmonyArtMom Jan 30, 2008 @ 11:15 am | delete
    Thanks Jimmie for the really great lens. This is an important book with an important message.

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Jimmie

Hello! I am a homeschooling, stay at home mom who loves to teach, cook from scratch, write (and blog), sew, listen to great sermons, and travel.

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