“The more high-tech our lives become, the more nature we need.” Richard Louv changed how we view and interact with nature in the New York Times bestseller Last Child in the Woods, which sparked an international movement to reconnect children with nature and introduced the term “nature-deficit disorder.” Publishing today, his new book The NatureContinue reading

In her “Personal Health” column in Tuesday’s New York Times, Jane Brody wrote, “I urge you to read the best-selling book Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv, who coined the phrase ‘nature-deficit disorder.’” We agree! The article, about the negative effects of our decreasing physical activity and growing disconnect with the natural environment,Continue reading

“Today I’m teachin’ you to trap rabbits.” My life, up to that point, had never necessitated that I hunt or trap my own food. No one has ever let me hold a gun or a cross-bow or a particularly high-quality sling shot. I keep a Swiss Army knife so I can cut the tags offContinue reading

James Cameron’s new blockbuster movie “Avatar” has been hailed by critics not only for its technological breakthroughs (and high price tag), but also for its moral lessons. In a few recent interviews, James Cameron mentioned “nature deficit disorder”–a term coined by Richard Louv in his book Last Child in the Woods–as an inspiration for creatingContinue reading