1KHO 223: Nature Takes Away the Overwhelm | Melanie Wegener, Savvy Mamma

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the 1000 Hours Outside podcast, host Ginny Yurich invites guest Melanie Wegener to explore the importance of outdoor experiences for families. The conversation covers a range of topics, including minimalism, gear and clothing considerations, and the benefits of cultivating side hustles. Melanie shares her insights on winning over $40,000 in prizes through free competitions and provides some tips for those looking to try it out. The discussion delves into the challenges of getting small children outside, emphasizing the difficulties of simply getting out the door. Melanie highlights the positive impact of outdoor activities on both mothers and children, emphasizing that being in nature contributes to better regulation for everyone involved. The episode explores practical tips for making your yard more enticing than screens and the importance of habit stacking to incorporate exercise while spending time outdoors with kids. Listeners gain insights into the concept of "nature takes away the overwhelm" and discover ways to add bits of nature to everyday life. The conversation also covers the benefits of risky play for children and how it can be managed in a controlled environment. As the episode progresses, Melanie shares tips on handling laundry when outdoor play inevitably leads to dirt and explores the idea of making real-life experiences more enticing than digital alternatives. The discussion concludes with practical advice on throwing an outdoor party and Melanie's favorite open-ended toys for encouraging deeper play, including Duplo/Lego, train tracks, and Magnatiles. Tune in to discover how embracing the outdoors can lead to happier, more connected family experiences. Learn more about Melanie here >> https://thesavvymamma.com/ And on Instagram @savvymamma Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast. My name is Ginny Hurich, I'm the founder of 1,000
0:05.1	Hours Outside. I'm so thrilled to introduce you to a new friend today.
0:09.1	Melanie Wegener, welcome.
0:11.3	Thank you so much.
0:12.3	We've been connected on social media for quite a long time and you have always been, you're so encouraging.
0:18.9	It's just one of those things that caught my eye and I'm so grateful for and I love all the things that you post you're so eclectic
0:26.8	You used to be money-savvy mama, which is we're talking about all sorts of ways that we can enhance our families through minimalism or through
0:37.1	different ways we use our gear and our clothing and side hustles, all this important stuff that you're doing, that you're kind of leading the way.
0:46.2	But then you also have a whole piece about getting kids outdoors and I mean just so many topics that you talk about beyond the managing money and so I know you recently
0:55.5	changed your name from money savvy mama just to savvy mama which is cool because they talk
1:01.8	about all the different things so I would love if you
1:04.0	took a few minutes to introduce yourself could tell us where you're from, tell us a little bit
1:08.3	about your family and then why you started the things that you're writing about.
1:13.0	Sure, thank you so much for having me on.
1:15.0	I'm very grateful.
1:16.3	So yeah, I'm Mel, I'm from Adelaide in South Australia.
1:19.8	I've been married to my husband for 11 years tomorrow. We have three little boys, a seven year old, a four year old, and a two year old. The
1:27.8	life's busy and noisy but fun. We live a couple of streets back from a conservation park and we have creeks other side of our street,
1:34.8	which is really fun. So last week we had a kangaroo on our street and we regularly see
1:38.7	kavailas and cookabaroas. Yeah, that's really cool.
1:43.0	Not every street Australia has a kangaroo down at, but our street is lucky enough to have that.
1:48.0	See other primary school teacher, I'm doing relief teaching or substitute teaching at the moment. I just find
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