Outdoor Kids in an Inside World: Getting Your Family Out of the House and Radically Engaged with Nature

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “An imperative call to action” (Nick Offerman) to get children off their screens and into nature, with tips for bonding activities that teach the importance of outside time and build tough, curious, competent kids—from the host of the Netflix series and podcast MeatEater
“A revelation for families struggling to get kids to GO OUTSIDE, or to just stop using the darn smartphone.”—Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD, New York Times bestselling author of Hunt, Gather, Parent
In the era of screens and devices, the average American spends 90 percent of their time indoors, and children are no exception. Not only does this phenomenon have consequences for kids’ physical and mental health, it jeopardizes their ability to understand and engage with anything beyond the built environment. 
Thankfully, with the right mind-set, families can find beauty, meaning, and connection in a life lived outdoors. Here, outdoors expert Steven Rinella shares the parenting wisdom he has garnered as a father whose family has lived amid the biggest cities and wildest corners of America. Throughout, he offers practical advice for getting kids radically engaged with nature in a muddy, thrilling, hands-on way, with the ultimate goal of helping them see their own place within the natural ecosystem. No matter their location—rural, suburban, or urban—caregivers and kids will bond over activities such as: 
• Camping to conquer fears, build tolerance for dirt and discomfort, and savor the timeless pleasure of swapping stories around a campfire. 
• Growing a vegetable garden to develop a capacity to nurture and an appreciation for hard work. 
• Fishing local lakes and rivers to learn the value of patience while grappling with the possibility of failure.
• Hunting for sustainably managed wild game to face the realities of life, death, and what it really takes to obtain our food. 
Living an outdoor lifestyle fosters in kids an insatiable curiosity about the world around them, confidence and self-sufficiency, and, most important, a lifelong sense of stewardship of the natural world. This book helps families connect with nature—and one another—as a joyful part of everyday life.

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An adventure story of the author’s solo journey to Alaska in search of wild buffalo, as well as a cultural and natural history of the buffalo in America. An exploration of hunting today by the author of American Buffalo and the host of MeatEater on the Sportsman Channel. A guide to surviving everything, with hard-earned advice for hikers, hunters, and outdoor enthusiasts.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 3, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593129660
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593129661
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.71 x 0.88 x 8.55 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #31,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #13 in Hiking & Camping Instructional Guides #317 in Nature & Ecology (Books) #1,606 in Self-Help (Books)
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