Of all the world's creatures, perhaps those in greatest need of rewilding are our children. The collapse of children's engagement with nature has been even faster than the collapse of the natural world. In the turning of one generation, the outdoor life in which many of us were immersed has gone....So many fences are raised to shut us out that eventually they shut us in.
George Monbiot
I absolutely borrowed this from Terri Windling's blog, Myth & Moor. I wanted to note it some place ...