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Hispanic girl (4-5 years old) using tablet compute

Are we raising a generation of nature-phobic kids?

Source: Los Angeles Times

James Campbell, author of Braving It: A Father, A Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild, discusses scientific research that shows children have become more afraid of being outside and argues that parents should take their kids out into nature.

This entry was posted in Finding Ourselves in Nature and tagged Culture & Society, Opinion, People, Science & Nature on October 1, 2017 by Anita Hacker.

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