In an effort to escape the suffocation of being indoors all day, you’ve packed up the kids and headed to your nearest trail, park, or open space. After you’ve applied sunscreen or layers of clothing, leashed the dog, strapped the baby in the stroller, and embarked on that healthy activity called “getting outside,” one of the kids whines, “I’m tired. When can we go back to the car?’” … or “There’s nothing to do here. Let’s go home!” You slammed the minivan door shut just 15 minutes ago. What do you do next? Nothing is more disheartening to a parent than making the Herculean effort to get kids outside only to have the initial excitement fizzle into complaints. While most parents agree that being outside is healthy, they often struggle from getting pushback from their children. And they can’t understand why. Boomers, Gen X-ers, and most Millennials can remember rollicking outside …
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