Last Child in the Wilderness

I believe in, and endorse the ideas presented in the book, The Last Child in the Wilderness. My children NEED outside time. I NEED them to have outside time. I let them take risks, make messes, build forts, climb trees, play in creeks, and I don't holler too loudly when my flowers end up in braided wreaths for their hair.

I do not endorse, or believe in the practice of drawing with dog poop all over my garbage can, which is what one of these children and her brother where doing while I made lunch. I also am totally disturbed by the fact that the consequence of their actions (cleaning it) didn't seem to repulse them. Maybe there should have been a chapter about that in the book.