Carl Honore | The Power of Slow
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Description: In Playborhood: Turn Your Neighborhood Into a Place for Play, you’ll find inspiring stories of innovative communities throughout the US and Canada that have successfully created vibrant neighborhood play lives for their children. You’ll also get a comprehensive set of step-by-step solutions to turn around your family and neighborhood cultures, so that your kids can
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“Playborhood is important reading and an inspiration for all of us concerned with how childhood has changed.” — Po Bronson, co-author of Nurture Shock: New Thinking About Children
“The value of unstructured outdoor play, fading in the virtual age, is vital for children’s health and happiness. This invaluable book, ‘Playborhood’, will inspire you create the kind of outdoor environment that nurtures the hearts of children – and parents.” — Richard Louv, author of The Last Child in the Woods
“While there is an increasing amount of literature bemoaning our country’s growing play deficit and community apathy, Mike Lanza has decided to do something about it. This book is bursting with practical inspiration on how to transform your block into a vibrant, communal space for kids to play. His case studies span inner cities, suburbs, and small towns alike, demonstrating that no matter where you live, you have the tools in hand to effect real, lasting change for your neighborhood’s youngest residents. A
Carl Honore | The Power of Slow
SimonFirth.com | Simon Firth online