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Curing “Nature Deficit Disorder”

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Curing-Nature-Deficit-Disorder.mp3 Author Linda Stanley Air Date 8/24/2006 Curing “Nature Deficit Disorder” Transcript In today’s fast-paced, hyper-technical world, many children suffer from what Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods , calls “nature deficit disorder.” Their exposure to nature is minimal and often comes from a visit to the neighborhood park […]

Summer Camp

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Summer-Camp.mp3 Author Linda Stanley Air Date 7/26/2006 Summer Camp Transcript The lengthening days of summer bring with them a brief reprieve from normal routines for many parents and children alike. Every year in a time-honored tradition, little John and Sally pack their backpacks and head off for a week or […]

Pez on Parade

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Pez-on-Parade.mp3 Author Linda Stanley Air Date 6/7/2006 Pez on Parade Transcript Children love candy, especially when it comes in unique and interesting packaging. Business-savvy candy manufacturers have long worked to capitalize on this interest, marketing a wide range of candy dispensers from gum-filled bubble wands to wind-up chickens that lay […]