QUEST series focuses on Nature Deficit Disorder
On May 12, San Francisco's KQED Public Television series QUEST aired this special report on why we need nature, and efforts to encourage children to play outdoors.
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January 02, 2009
Nature Essential for the Brain, Scientists Report
For the first time in history, the majority of the world’s people live in cities.… [+]
October 01, 2007
American Public Health Association features a front page article on the movement
The October Issue of The Nation’s Health, The official newspaper of the American Public Health… [+]
June 15, 2007
How children lost the right to roam in four generations
Report warns that the mental health of 21st-century children is at risk because they are… [+]
December 31, 2006
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says free and unstructured play is healthy and essential
This report offers guidelines on how pediatricians can advocate for children by helping families, school… [+] [PDF]
June 28, 2007
Kids Picking TV Over Trees
The Nature Conservancy-funded study reveals more evidence of a growing trend; children spending more time… [+]
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As part of our ongoing efforts to build the movement, the Children & Nature Network has published two new resources for leaders, organizers, and participants at the local, national, and international levels:
Children and Nature 2009: A Report on the Movement to Reconnect Children to the Natural World
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C&NN Community Action Guide: Building the Children & Nature Movement from the Ground Up
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