Ginny 1000 hours outside. Replacing Screen time with Green Time

What if all the memories you made as a kid had been replaced by screens? When an aha moment makes you realise that its time to reframe childhood and embrace an analogue life - one that stimulates creativity, imagination and experiences that instill a need to fight for the natural world over technification.   With a biological need for at least 3 hours outside every day...the time to replace screen time with green time is now.

Show notes Feeling like she was failing as a mum

Breaking the cycle of raising children on full schedules

“Kids are supposed to be outside for 4-6 hours a day when the weather is good” - Charlotte Mason

Her first good day as a mum was spent outside as part of a challenge in order to make friends.

How outdoor play enhances every development for children which gives lifelong benefits

Setting our kids up for success simply by spending time outside

Busting screen time statistics

On average kids are on screens for 7 hours a day but only outside for 7 minutes

1200 hours a year outside creating  rather than on screen 

3 hours of outdoor play for kids of all ages 

Keeping children balanced

Rescheduling early childhood

Raising kids who were ruddy, tough, sleeping better

Outdoor play enhances childhood developing in every sense = cognitive, sensorial, emotional

Laying the groundwork so they keep it up

Play that stretches their body and teaches them to trust their bodies and builds endurance, stamina, alertness

Filling our life with the important things first and push out the time that's left over for screens

It’s never easy to make this your committed approach but it’s worth it

Creating rituals that are intentional

The benefits of being uncomfortable

Why time slows down when you are doing something new and your senses wake up

Building identity via time in the outdoors

If they don’t love an analogue life, they won’t fight for it

Building a foundation in kids that they can resist the tech pull

Success is living a fulfilling life that is balanced, connected, maintained ground on values and illusions but grounded and taken day by day

If we live well today then tomorrow will take care of itself

Clothes for the season: Wonders of wool to enable the kids to play for so much longer

Passing down the things = less stuff

Imagination over screens

Nature is enough - it meets us all at the stage we are at 

Start right now and be happy to bloom at your own pace which follows your instinct

Trust your kids to create their own path References 1000 hours outside- book, podcast Charlotte Mason - Childhood educator Balanced and barefoot - Angela Hanson Rewilding the urban soul - Claire Dunn The Comfort Crisis - Michael Easter The singularity is near - Ray Curswhile Podcast partners ROCK! Nutrisoil  Wwoof Aus Support the Show.