Jenn and Laura revisit their park days with the kids.  They discuss how they spent hours and hours at local parks for “easy and free” entertainment.  Oftentimes, they stayed for hours on end, let the kids live off snack foods, and escaped the other responsibilities of motherhood under the guise of “spending time” with the kids.

They even had the bright idea to send 5 kids under the age of 9 to the neighborhood park with a cell phone.  That venture did not pan out quite like they hoped. Take a listen and find out what happened. 

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Links:

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/6-reasons-children-need-to-play-outside-2018052213880

https://childmind.org/article/why-kids-need-to-spend-time-in-nature/

https://news.sanfordhealth.org/childrens/play-outside/

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Disclaimer:  No children were harmed or in danger in any of these circumstances.  These incidents we revisit were before the “Free Range Children'' days when you could let your children roam without needing legislation to tell you, it’s ok to do so.