They quote Lenore Skenazy of New York City - she has a blog called FreeRangeKids. I've spoken with her on the phone before. Lots of common connections between our issues and this one.

(Edited to add...)
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1940395,00.html" target="_blank">http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1940395,00.html

Did you know.....?



Professional singer and songwriter Jenny Morgan has produced a CD of songs for the Children & Nature movement. These are available for purchase online. Because she is extremely dedicated to the movement (and is founder of the Leave No Child INSIDE Central Ohio Collaborative) she can work out affordable licensing agreements for you to use the music in promotional DVDs, TV ads, Web sites, etc.



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Why your child needs more time outside

by Kathleen F. Miller

http://www.blueemu.com

Apr 01, 2007

Does your child have "nature-deficit disorder"?



In his 2006 book, Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv coined that phrase, and it's been inspiring discussion ever since. More than ever before, Louv says, children are out of touch with nature, instead staying inside, plugged in to television and other electronic… Continue

From the National Wildlife Federation:





Dear Colleagues,







As American childhood has steadily moved indoors in the past 12 to 15 years, outdoor play is increasingly rare. The weekly indoor-outdoor time ratio is now about 10 to one on the indoor side. We wondered what effect this modern "indoor childhood" is having on the quality of K-12 education and the average student's readiness to learn in the classroom.







In this back-to-schools… Continue

http://www.communityplaythings.com/mailing/collage/currentcollage.html

http://www.mlive.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2009/09/legislation_aims_to_get_kids_o.html

The Leave No Child Inside

Central Ohio Collaborative

Leadership Retreat

September 25, 2009

10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Greenwood Lake Camp, Delaware Ohio



Please check out our registration link for complete information and to sign up if this event is right for you. This will be a break from our traditional large-scale annual events.



We will have a large-scale event in the spring that will include… Continue