RICHARD LOUV, 2: Is there a cure for Nature Deficit 
Disorder [06 " ... in his or her life."] ... yes ... but it doesn't come in 
a bottle ... ahead on Passport to Texas

This is Passport to Texas

A generation ago, we noticed the beginning of what 
would become a decline in children's contact with nature. 
Since the publication of Richard Louv's book, Last Child in 
the Woods, in 2005, unlikely partners have joined forces 
to ensure future generations have a relationship with the 
outdoors. 

13 -- People who usually don't want to be in the same room will 
show up -- and even get to the same table. Conservatives, 
liberals, developers, conservationists, pediatricians, 
educators ... Nobody wants to be in that last generation.

Louv coined a phrase to describe this estrangement: 
Nature Deficit Disorder.

13 -- Parents felt it. Kids even felt it. Teachers certainly saw it 
happening. But, we really didn't know what to call it. So Nature 
Deficit Disorder is a phrase tht is familiar enough to be 
memorable, and people know it when they see it.

Research reveals time spent outdoors makes children and 
adults happier, healthier and smarter. Nature is good 
medicine.

25 -- There are many pediatricians that are beginning to 
actually prescribe nature -- or write a recommendation for it. 
There's a pediatrician, Robert Zarr, in Washington DC, that's 
organized pediatricians throughout the Nation's Capital, and 
they've even done a database of the urban parks in DC, so that 
when the pediatricians write their prescriptions for nature, they 
can tell that family exactly which park that they can go to. 
Those kinds of things are happening all over the country.

Find ways to engage the outdoor on the TPW website. 

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.




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