Hey everyone and welcome to the Wild and Free Podcast Episode 80.

I'm Ainsley Arment and this week we're talking with our friend Jenny Eurech of 1,000 hours outside,

all about embracing the benefits of outdoor play and leaning into what our children love.

A lot of, you know, even the homeschool educational resources

are very check the box focused.

And so then you feel like maybe you're failing,

you know, am I messing my kid up?

But you have this deep, I think, rooted belief in yourself

and your family and what you have to offer to

your child to give them a full life.

Plus, we'll share about our new content bundle for the month of April called Heal.

So grab a cup of coffee and join us on the front porch.

Let's get started.

Thank you. porch. Let's get started. The wonder of childhood is a curious thing. No one can define it, but we can recall what it was for us.

It is delight in awe, freedom, and autonomy. It is as Wordsworth proclaimed,

the simple creed of childhood. If we rush children through life, we prevent wonder.

If we know all the answers, we hinder wonder. If we push our children to perform, we stunt wonder.

And if we constantly entertain our children, we extinguish wonder.

We want to be protectors of wonder, not protectors from wonder.

To do this, we have to set aside our own adult notions of how to live.

We must embrace the mindset of a child to remember what is necessary for them to grow and thrive.

Fresh air, grass and dirt, good books,

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