Hi there and welcome to episode 215. Today we're talking about raising eco-friendly kids and I'm also

answering a question from an audience member and that question is how do you encourage a cautious

kid to take more risks?

Hi, this is Deney. I'm the founder of Simple Families.

Simple Families is an online community for parents who are seeking a simpler more intentional life.

In this show we focus on minimalism with kids, positive parenting, family wellness, and decreasing

the mental load.

My perspectives are based in my firsthand experience raising kids,

but also rooted in my PhD in child development.

So you're going to hear conversations that are based in research, but more importantly, real life.

Thanks for joining us.

Hello and thanks so much for tuning in today I am introducing a new format I am bringing

together both of the weekly episodes into a single episode so this episode's going to

have two segments we're're going to first talk about

raising eco-friendly kids and then I'm going to take a question from an audience

member. Before we get started today here's a 62nd word from this segment

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