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Videophilia
No Child Left Inside
Modern society’s pervasive "look but don’t touch ethic" is stripping many kids of the rich benefits of adventurous play in the great outdoors. National and state parks report that attendance is off 25 to 50 percent since a generation ago, and alarmed conservationists are launching programs to reverse the trend. Meanwhile, more kids are intensely wired, highly scheduled and subject to asphalt-only neighborhoods. Interaction with nature is no longer a given.
Patricia Zardic, co-author of a new study by the Nature Conservancy, urges other parents to get outdoors with their children. "The kids are going to do what you do," she says. Family biking, hiking and digital photography outings make fun daytrips. And, experts hope, will reverse children’s growing alienation from nature, support the health of future generations of kids, and make long-term conservation efforts a reality despite an indoor civilization.
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
