We do not raise our children alone.... Our children are also raised by every peer, institution, and family with which they come in contact. Yet parents today expect to be blamed for whatever results occur with their children, and they expect to do their parenting alone.
Richard LouvWhat happens when all the parts of childhood are soldered down, when the young no longer have the time or space to play in their family's garden, cycle home in the dark with the stars and moon illuminating their route, walk down through the woods to the river, lie on their backs on hot July days in the long grass, or watch cockleburs, lit by morning sun, like bumblees quivering on harp wires? What then?
Richard LouvThe pleasure of being alive is brought into sharper focus when you need to pay attention to staying alive.
Richard LouvHow can our kids really understand the moral complexities of being alive if they are not allowed to engage in those complexities outdoors?
Richard Louv