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Student Saturday - Nature Deficit Disorder

Nature Deficit Disorder

by Steve Auger

Unprecedented changes in how young people relate to the outdoors and nature have resulted in an emerging phenomenon called "nature deficit disorder." Kids are not only more "plugged in", but no longer spend hours daily outdoors and interacting with nature. "The implications for environmental literacy are not yet known."