There's a classic scene in the 1938 short film by Disney, Ferdinand, where the mother of the peaceful bull asks him why he prefers to sit under his cork tree over play-fighting with the other bulls. The placid bull responds, "I like it better here where I can sit just quietly and smell the flowers.” … [Read more...]
How to prevent ticks and not go crazy with worry
The other day, our cat had just snuggled up on my daughter's pillow in bed when she saw something making its way through his soft, white fur. She knew immediately that it was a tick. Spring, summer and fall are high season for these pesky little critters and where we live they are everywhere, just … [Read more...]
What you need to know about outdoor play in the winter
When you live in Scandinavia, outdoor play in the winter is a given and the practicalities of it all is just something that you're socialized into. New parents can tap into the collective, accumulated knowledge of their own parents, friends, preschool teachers, teachers, midwives, doctors and other … [Read more...]
9 tips to get outside with teens and tweens
"When my kids were little, getting outside was easy but now, when they're older, it's hard to get them engaged in outdoor pursuits. I don't know what to do - it's almost like starting over again." Sounds familiar? If so, you're not alone. Almost on a weekly basis, I'm contacted by parents who … [Read more...]
How to really enjoy – and not merely survive – winter
When I lived in Indiana, a curious thing happened every year around the time when the Thanksgiving turkey was in the books and the morning frost began to drape the neatly mowed small-town lawns. The drop in temperature and gradual loss of daylight seemed to signal that it was time for outdoor … [Read more...]
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