Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education
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Abstract
"The times, they are a changin' ... " so goes the song by Bob Dylan. That line sadly describes what appears to be happening with far too many children in regard to time spent outdoors. In my childhood days a great deal of time was spent in the forests, streams, abandoned fields, swimming hole, and baseball diamond (which also hosted football, soccer, and all sorts of makeshift games). At night we played kick the can or hide and seek in between houses until way after dark and finally dragged home dog tired but physically fit. Today, one word seems to increasingly capture how kids grow up - ELECTRONICS. Yep, we are witnessing the "electronification" of childhood and the price that goes with it - childhood obesity, diabetes, ADD, premature heart disease, and who knows what else.
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Yaple, Charles
(2006)
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Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education: Vol. 16:
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2, Article 2.
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https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/taproot/vol16/iss2/2