Kids, and an increasing number of adults, suffer from “nature deficit disorder”, also known as “nature deficiency disorder”, members of a panel at the Aspen Environment Forum said recently. The story in the The Aspen Times, ”Aspen Enviro Forum panel: Urbanized world is developing ‘nature deficit disorder’“, points out that Kids spend an increasing amount of time in front [...]
A new survey has me worried about the future of our environment. Ten times more children around the world rank watching television and playing video games as more important to them than saving the environment, according to the survey. It’s now more important than ever that Carl and Jean continue to use their award-winning children’s [...]
Filmed over the course of two fall seasons in Michigan, this is the first sneak peek of our new children’s movie, First Snow in the Woods: The Movie, based on the children’s book First Snow in the Woods by Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick. The movie is directed by the sister/brother team of Laura [...]
Laura Sams and Robert Sams, authors of our book A Pirate’s Quest, and directors of our DVD movie The Riddle in a Bottle, enjoy sharing their talents through author visits and live performances each year. You can watch their wonderful presentation in Dubai in the video above. They have performed at the Smithsonian Museum of [...]
It’s time to get kids outside. A new study, “DAILY MEDIA USE AMONG CHILDREN AND TEENS UP DRAMATICALLY FROM FIVE YEARS AGO”, from the Kaiser Family Foundation states that most youth say they have no rules about how much time they can spend with TV, video games, or computers. Today, 8-18 year-olds devote an [...]
Children should be allowed to get dirty because too much cleanliness can interfere with the ability of the skin to heal, according to the article “Getting dirty may be helpful to your kid’s health” from USA Today. Experts say the findings provide an explanation for the “hygiene hypothesis,” which holds that exposure to germs during early [...]
Bringing Nature Home is a book about backyard habitats that I plan to read. From the Timber Press website: “As development and subsequent habitat destruction accelerate, there are increasing pressures on wildlife populations. But there is an important and simple step toward reversing this alarming trend: Everyone with access to a patch of earth can [...]
Hear author Richard Louv lecture this Friday, November 13 at 7:30pm on the Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana. ACRES Land Trust is holding their Annual Meeting featuring a lecture with guest speaker Richard Louv, author of national best seller, Last Child in the Woods. Date Friday, November 13 Time 7:30 p.m. Location [...]
In our high-tech world, children run the risk of being unplugged from nature and the environment. Bill Kurtis narrates this video about programs supported by the Rocky Mountain Nature Association’s Next Generation Fund that connect children and nature in our National Parks.
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