July 16, 2008

Nature Deficit Disorder covered on Today (today)

Good piece on NDD on this morning's Today episode on NBC. Just a couple of bullets to tease the video:
  • 8 year-olds can ID 25% more Pokemon characters than wildlife species
  • The greatest increase in childhood obesity occurred in the same two decades as the greatest increase in participation in organized sports in our history
  • (My personal fav) Only 6% of kids (ages 9-13) play outside on their own each week.



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