Currently Reading

I'm currently reading "Last Child in the Woods" by Richard Louv. Here is a short blurb about it from the internets.

"In this influential work about the staggering divide between children and the outdoors, child-advocacy expert Richard Louv directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today’s wired generation—he calls it nature-deficit disorder—to some of the most disturbing childhood trends, including the rises in obesity, attention disorders, and depression." - the internets.

I love how this book is written. It's not done in a text book fashion just listing data after data, it includes stories from interviews he did from people all over the country. It was interesting to hear a wide range of stories and memories from people young and old about growing up around and in nature. Its also interesting to hear the interviews he did of school children and how they feel about nature. Some of my favorite parts were when someone stated that if a kid back a few decades ago never left his house to play outside was considered the weird kid. Nowadays a kid is most likely considered weird if he wants to go outside and play rather then play video games. My favorite quote from the book is by a fourth-grader that says, “I like to play indoors better ‘cause that’s where all the electrical outlets are.” I haven't finished this book yet but it has already opened my eyes to just how far we have distanced ourselves from nature. I need to go hiking more.