Do kids spend enough time in the woods?

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Posted by SureLockInc on January 8, 2007 at 10:50:22 pm EST

In the "What do you get out of the backcountry?" thread Alicia wrote:

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I’m sure many of you have heard of Richard Louv’s book “Last Child in the Woods,” in which he talks about nature-deficit disorder and why all of us, including kids, truly need nature. The book is right up this thread’s alley. I just opened my copy and saw an appropriate quote in a chapter header.

“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my sense put in tune once more.” –John Burroughs.

It bothers me more and more everyday i meet some "city" mother here in north carolina that would never allow their child to wander into the woods, or own a slingshot or pocketknife, or swim in the local river...

I live in Charlotte, NC and while I was raised in the country town of Evans, GA (suburb of augusta) a lot of the folks i know/hang out with are very much "city folks." they don't understand the purpose of hiking, just for the heck of it. i've even had people, men and women, comment on how weird it is that i carry a pocketknife with me. i havent read the above book, last child in the woods, but i'm looking forward to it. i feel that with the advancing of modern day technology, more and more kids are being deprived of what nature really is...

[Edited by Dave: fixed quote and added link]

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