Excellent Resources for Parents

These books explore the decline in imaginative play and offer suggestions for encouraging more free play in children’s lives!

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv 

Parenting Without Fear by Paul J. Donahue, PhD

The Power of Play: How Spontaneous, Imaginative Activities Lead to Happier, Healthier Children 
by David Elkin, PhD 

Remote Control Childhood: Combating the Hazards of Media Culture by Diane Levin, PhD

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