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Ep.114 Childhood is Created Outside with Linda Åkeson McGurk
What’s the Scandinavian perspective on outdoor play? That you can’t have too much of it, and there’s no such thing as bad weather! Linda Åkeson McGurk, from Sweden, teaches us the essential nature of the outdoors in childhood.
Linda Åkeson McGurk is a Swedish American writer and author of the parenting memoir There’s No Such Thing As Bad Weather and The Open-Air Life. McGurk is a passionate advocate for raising kids in the outdoors and thinks that the best childhood memories are created outside, while jumping in puddles, digging in dirt, catching bugs and climbing trees. She is the founder of the blog Rain or Shine Mamma, a resource where parents and other caregivers find tips and inspiration for outdoor play every day, regardless of the weather.
Some Key Takeaways:
- Kids need unstructured play for their emotional, social and cognitive skills. Play is different than activities outside. Play is chosen by the child and directed by the child and is intrinsically motivated
Other Episode Referenced:
https://kidswhoexplore.com/podcasts/ep-112-open-air-classrooms-with-amy-cornet/
Linda’s Books:
There’s No Such Thing as Bad Weather
Open Air Life
https://rainorshinemamma.com/shop-2/
Other Book Suggestion:
Book: Slow Birding by Joan E. Strassmann
Follow Linda:
Blog: rainorshinemamma.com – sign up for newsletter
IG and Facebook: @rainorshinemamma
Check out KWE’s #patch4apurpose to support 1, or all 8, charities:
https://kidswhoexplore.com/product/original-explorer-patch4apurpose/
Production: @kpmediaproductions. Music: @michaelferraro_music.
Today’s Host: @adriannaadventures & @laurenrodycheberle from @kidswhoexplore
Production: @kpmediaproductions. Music: @michaelferraro_music
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What’s the Scandinavian perspective on outdoor play? That you can’t have too much of it, and there’s no such thing as bad weather! Linda Åkeson McGurk, from Sweden, teaches us the essential nature of the outdoors in childhood.
Linda Åkeson McGurk is a Swedish American writer and author of the parenting memoir There’s No Such Thing As Bad Weather and The Open-Air Life. McGurk is a passionate advocate for raising kids in the outdoors and thinks that the best childhood memories are created outside, while jumping in puddles, digging in dirt, catching bugs and climbing trees. She is the founder of the blog Rain or Shine Mamma, a resource where parents and other caregivers find tips and inspiration for outdoor play every day, regardless of the weather.
Some Key Takeaways:
- Kids need unstructured play for their emotional, social and cognitive skills. Play is different than activities outside. Play is chosen by the child and directed by the child and is intrinsically motivated
Other Episode Referenced:
https://kidswhoexplore.com/podcasts/ep-112-open-air-classrooms-with-amy-cornet/
Linda’s Books:
There’s No Such Thing as Bad Weather
Open Air Life
https://rainorshinemamma.com/shop-2/
Other Book Suggestion:
Book: Slow Birding by Joan E. Strassmann
Follow Linda:
Blog: rainorshinemamma.com – sign up for newsletter
IG and Facebook: @rainorshinemamma
Check out KWE’s #patch4apurpose to support 1, or all 8, charities:
https://kidswhoexplore.com/product/original-explorer-patch4apurpose/
Production: @kpmediaproductions. Music: @michaelferraro_music.
Today’s Host: @adriannaadventures & @laurenrodycheberle from @kidswhoexplore
Production: @kpmediaproductions. Music: @michaelferraro_music