Outdoor Kids in an Inside World

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The average American spends ninety percent of their time indoors, with children averaging up to seven hours daily on screens. This trend negatively impacts kids' physical and mental health and raises concerns about their connection to the natural world. Environmental stewardship relies on meaningful contact with nature, which is essential for the planet's welfare. Fortunately, families can discover beauty and connection outdoors. An outdoors expert shares parenting insights from experiences in both urban and wild settings. He provides practical advice for engaging kids with nature in an exciting, hands-on manner, complemented by black-and-white illustrations. The goal is to help children recognize their place within the ecosystem, regardless of whether they live in rural, suburban, or urban areas. Activities include camping to overcome fears and enjoy storytelling by a campfire, growing a vegetable garden to foster nurturing skills and hard work appreciation, foraging for wild edibles to spark discovery, fishing to learn patience and resilience, cooking with naturally sourced ingredients, and hunting sustainably to confront life’s realities and the origins of our food.