Travelling with kids doesn’t have to require packing the whole house. Jocey Newman and her spouse took off on a year-long adventure with their kid and only carry-on. Let’s learn how! 

Jocey Newman is a mom, adventure traveller, and the founder of First Peak, a line of sustainable adventure wear for babies and toddlers. All her clothes are made in the USA using eco-friendly fabrics that are designed to stand up to mess, moisture, and exploration. She’s currently living on the road with her husband and 2-year-old, testing out First Peak clothes every day.  

Reasons to Pack Carry-On Only: 

• No lost luggage 

What to Pack: 

• Camping packs as carry-on (using packing cubes) 

What to Buy On Travel: 

• Snacks 

What to Borrow: 

• Big items 

Tips for Travel: 

• Don’t overpack for the “what if’s” or plan for every possible scenario 

First Peak [Sustainable Kids’ Clothing]: 

Inspiration for this business came from her son spilling milk on himself while hiking/travelling. She was inspired to create something sustainable, that’s quick to dry, uses safe fabrics, and lasts! 

Check it out: 

www.firstpeak.co 

IG: @firstpeakbaby  

Check out KWE’s #patch4apurpose to support 1, or all 8, charities:

https://kidswhoexplore.com/product/original-explorer-patch4apurpose/ 

Today’s Host: @laurenrodycheberle from @kidswhoexplore

Have you ever wondered if becoming a parent will change your adventures? Have you ever wondering what travelling the world would look like with kids? Meghan J. Ward wondered too, and she made it happen. She tells us all about it in her books, and today on the podcast! 

Meghan J. Ward is a writer, editor, digital content specialist and all-around storyteller based in Banff, Canada (Treaty 7 territory), and mama of two. An avid outdoor adventurer with a voracious appetite to understand her surroundings, she has established herself as a mountain historian and an authoritative voice in the Rockies outdoor and travel scene. She has authored four Canadian Rockies photo/travel books, which she collaborated on with her husband, Paul Zizka, a celebrated landscape photographer/ She is also the author of a children’s book, The Wonders That I Find, and a travelogue/memoir, Lights to Guide Me Home. 

Parenting during travel amplifies parenting. And in response to the “they won’t remember this” comments, babies remember in their bodies, in their cells, even if they cannot access the stories. 

Book Recommendation: Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman 

Follow Meghan J. Ward: 

Website: https://www.meghanjoyward.com 

Books: https://www.meghanjoyward.com/books-1 

IG: @meghanjward 

Husband IG: @paulzizkaphoto  

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Today’s Host: @adriannaadventures & @laurenrodycheberle from @kidswhoexplore

After 118 episodes and more kids, we’ve decided to make a slight change for a little bit - expect new podcast episodes monthly. See you again on June 6th!!

Check out KWE’s #patch4apurpose to support 1, or all 8, charities:

https://kidswhoexplore.com/product/original-explorer-patch4apurpose/  

Today’s Host: @adriannaadventures & @laurenrodycheberle from @kidswhoexplore

Production: @kpmediaproductions. Music: @michaelferraro_music

Do you have picture-perfect images of what it could look like to garden with your kids? It doesn’t need to be fancy. Elissa likes to tell people it can be as easy as you want it to be, and your own trail and error will take you far! 

Elissa is wife to Tobin. She is a wetland biologist, and mama to two boys, aged 5.5 years and 3 months. Before having kids, she worked as a wildlife biologist specializing in birds, and then an environmental educator. She grew up competitively horseback riding and now works part-time as a riding instructor and farm/nature teacher for children. Elissa and her family live on a small suburban farm with chickens, horses, a large garden, berry patch, and fruit orchard. They love to travel, mountain bike, ski, rock climb, hike, bikepack, and camp as a family.  

Benefits of Gardening with Kids: 

• Easy way for kids to learn how to fail 

Types of Gardens: 

• Container gardens 

Some Good Foods to Start With: 

• Snap peas 

Fun Kid-Friendly Tips: 

• Tomatoes go out after Mother’s Day  

Other Gardening Tips: 

• Planting native plants to your region requires less water and less artificial fertilizer 

Book Recommendation: Nature Play at Home

Follow Elissa on IG: @seattlestorys 

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Today’s Host: @adriannaadventures & @laurenrodycheberle from @kidswhoexplore

Tighten Your Tinkler meets Kids Who Explore, because we all want to support postpartum women, so they can get back to doing all the things they love to do outside.  

Christina Walsh is a physical therapist and co-founder of Tighten Your Tinkler. She’s a New Orleans mama of two who lived with pelvic floor issues herself. She supports postpartum women holistically through prolapse, diastasis recti, and more. The program helps women solve pelvic floor issues without kegels or internal vaginal devices.  

Tighten Your Tinkler: 

• Functional training from a need they experienced themselves 

When You Resume Activity Postpartum: 

• Make sure you’re cleared by your providers 

Why Kegels Aren’t Always the Answer: 

• You’re only getting stronger in ONE position 

Uneven terrain adds extra weight. When you ask more from your body, be gentle. You don’t have to live with discomfort, AND also, go slow! 

So much of pelvic floor function is linked to the nervous system. Fight or Flight response links to bladder – so, take yourself out of that stressed state.  

Immediately Postpartum: 

• Listen to body 

It’s never too late. Menopause can cause a shift of hormones as well, but they’ve seen success after people living with incontinence for over 28 years.  

Links: 

Decompression Position (to relax back, hips, and pelvic floor):  https://www.tightenyourtinkler.com/backandhiprelief 

5-minute Root Cause Quiz: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6C9SJ36 

Book Suggestion: 

Hunt Gather Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff 

https://kidswhoexplore.com/podcasts/ep-42-why-to-avoid-kid-centered-activities-with-michaeleen-doucleff/ 

Follow Tighten Your Tinkler: 

Website: www.tightenyourtinkler.com 

IG: @tighten.your.tinkler 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tightenyourtinkler 

Discount Code LAUREN gets you $50 off 

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Today’s Host: @adriannaadventures & @laurenrodycheberle from @kidswhoexplore

We’ve done all the other season’s bucket lists, so we needed a Spring edition, because Spring is in the air!! 

Depends what climate you’re in…when/if the snow is melted, but…here’s some ideas: 

• Go on a bike or scooter ride…or ski 

Check out KWE’s #patch4apurpose to support 1, or all 8, charities:

https://kidswhoexplore.com/product/original-explorer-patch4apurpose/ 

Today’s Host: @adriannaadventures & @laurenrodycheberle from @kidswhoexplore

Production: @kpmediaproductions. Music: @michaelferraro_music

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. 

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:

Production: @kpmediaproductions. Music: @michaelferraro_music.  

Today’s Host: @adriannaadventures & @laurenrodycheberle from @kidswhoexplore

Give the Gift of Adventure to an Adventurous Parent to be: Everything they'll need to hike with their baby is shared on today’s episode! 

Wish List: 

1. Soft-Structured Carrier(for newborn to 3 years old, with rain and winter cover) 

Bonus Item: Baby Explorer Toque from KWE! 

Refer to this blog post for all links: 

https://www.adriannaadventures.ca/post/babyshowergiftregistrylistforahikingmom 

Lauren’s Soft-Structured Carrier Suggestion: 

Tula Free to Grow (and Toddler Carrier) 

Discount Code: LAURENEB5 gets you 5% off 

Babywearing Episode: 

https://kidswhoexplore.com/podcasts/ep-10-babywearing-101-with-vanessa-shynkaruk/ 

Hiking with your baby creates a strong bond. You'll look back and love the memories you created on the trail together.  

Thank you to Morrison Outdoors for sponsoring today’s podcast! Find more at: www.morrisonoutdoors.com 

Use code FREECANADA within Canada from March 1-March 31, 2023 for free shipping on orders over $50! 

Today’s Host: @adriannaadventures from @kidswhoexplore

When we asked Amy, who teaches at an outdoor school if there were any cons to learning in the outdoors, she couldn’t think of even one! However, she could name endless pros. Tune in to hear all of them! 

Amy started her teaching career in Japan for a year and then came back home to Canada and has been working for Sturgeon Public Schools since. She has been teaching kindergarten for the past 14 years. A few years back, she read "There's No Such Thing As Bad Weather" by Linda Åkeson McGurkand together with another kindergarten teacher and principal, they made a proposal to their school board to run an outdoor kindergarten program. This is now officially their second year of the program. She has two daughters and three stepdaughters, and you can find them skating, sledding, going for walks, exploring new places, playing games in the backyard, and having fires. On top of that, her family is trying to get 1000 hours outside this year.  

Benefits of Outdoor Learning: 

• Allows for play-based learning  

Sturgeon Heights School: 

• Their school is not a forest school [forest schools have very specific regulations and go through a certification process] 

Kids are naturally curious learners. We don’t need to be worried about if they are learning outside…they are! 

If we as adults lead, they will follow [us outside]! 

Item Recommendations: 

Heated Vest & Travel Hammock 

Book Recommendation: 

There's No Such Thing As Bad Weather by Linda Åkeson McGurk 

Follow Sturgeon Public Schools at: 

IG: @openairkindergarten or @sturgeonheightsschool 

Thank you to Morrison Outdoors for sponsoring today’s podcast! Find more at: www.morrisonoutdoors.com 

Use code FREECANADA within Canada from March 1-March 31, 2023 for free shipping on orders over $50! 

Today’s Host: @adriannaadventures & @laurenrodycheberle from @kidswhoexplore

Looking for a home away from home with hotel features, where nature and family are priority? So was Sky McLean, so she created it!! Basecamp Resorts will have you itching for adventure! 

Sky McLean is the founder and CEO of Basecamp Resorts, properties that are renowned for offering guests epic mountain views, with modern amenities and top notch service. The company prides itself on providing a home away from home for guests. There are currently 10 properties under the Basecamp Resorts brand. Sky grew the brand from 1 to 10 properties in just 5 years. Sky is based in Canmore, Alberta – she is a huge outdoor enthusiast, and is an avid downhill skier, nordic skier, snowmobiler and mountain biker and has two young kids.  

Basecamp Resorts: 

• Inspired by AirBnB or VRBO, but with more regulations, so people could know what they were going to get 

• 5 properties in Canmore, AB – Basecamp Resorts Canmore, Basecamp Suites Canmore, Basecamp Lodge Canmore, Northwinds by Basecamp,  Lamphouse by Basecamp 

It’s not about pushing kids. It’s about exposing them to it and allowing them to call the shots! Share your passions with your kids, and bring snacks! 

Follow: 

Website: www.basecampresorts.com 

Instagram: @skymclean  @basecampresorts   

Facebook: @basecamp.properties 

Thank you to Morrison Outdoors for sponsoring today’s podcast! Find more at: www.morrisonoutdoors.com 

Use code FREECANADA within Canada from March 1-March 31, 2023 for free shipping on orders over $50! 

Today’s Host: @adriannaadventures & @laurenrodycheberle from @kidswhoexplore