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Berger, Ronen, and Mooli Lahad. "A Safe Place: Ways in Which Nature, Play and
Creativity Can Help Children Cope With Stress and Crisis." Early Child Development & Care 180.7 (2010):
889-900. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 1 Feb. 2011. Details the use of “nature therapy” in
conjunction with more traditional therapies in the treatment of children coping with uncertainty during
times of severe stress. The study focuses on an Israeli kindergarten but offers ways in which the
innovative nature therapy can be applied more broadly.
Brody, Jane E. “Head out for a Daily Dose of Green Space.” NYTimes.com. New York
Times Company, 29 Nov. 2010. Web. 9 Feb. 2011. In light of the publication of Last Child in the Woods,
the author comments on attempts by several organizations to promote outdoor play, citing medical
evidence of the connection between the current dearth of such play and the epidemic of obesity and
other physical and mental disorders in American children age 8 to 18.
Louv, Richard. Last Child in the Woods. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin, 2005. Print. An
examination of what the author refers to as “nature-deficit disorder,” relying on statistics and scholarship
in disciplines as diverse as developmental psychology, education, and landscape architecture. The
author also provides anecdotal narratives to argue the importance of direct exposure to nature in the
lives of children. In addition to an analysis of the causes of the current state of affairs, the author offers a
persuasive argument for ways that parents and educators can provide opportunities to rectify the
situation.
“Therapeutic Garden.” www.qd-design.bizhosting.com. Institute for Child and Adolescent Development, 2002.
Web. 31 Jan. 2011. The article describes a garden, mentioned in Last Child in the Woods, in which
professionals work with children who have experienced trauma. Details how professionals use the space
in their treatment of young people, providing evidence of the connection between the experience of
nature in the space and the alleviation of patients’ mental illness.
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