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Soaking Up the Sun Requires Protection Jul. 07, 2023
As recently reported by USA Today's Adrianna Rodriguez, extreme heat "is the deadliest weather-relat... Read More
Just Go Outside Jul. 14, 2022
It is time to go outside. Tell that to your kids. Tell that to yourself. Tell that to the culture th... Read More
When There's Nothing You Can Do, Build a Fire Apr. 09, 2022
I like to build fires. When it's chilly but not bitter, overcast but not raining, there's nothing mo... Read More
It's So Nice Out -- Stay Inside! Jul. 01, 2021
Hundreds of thousands of people are weighing in on the factors keeping kids — and especially t... Read More
Sheltering in Place With Kids Mar. 21, 2020
SOS from the front lines of Coronavirus Isolation with kids: 00:01:00 The schools have been closed. ... Read More
Winter Leis Jan. 25, 2020
Michelle Obama, in her book "Becoming," says her mother admitted that every winter, she contemplated... Read More
The One Place Kids Still Play Outside May. 24, 2019
Most of us remember playing outside till the streetlights came on, but our kids can't because of (fi... Read More
Select Small-Sized, Easy-to-Handle Tools May. 16, 2019
Dear James: I want to do some outdoor projects, such as adding a deck, a trellis, etc. Being petite,... Read More
Inside Outside Aug. 02, 2018
If there is one company I don't expect to provide workplace advice, it is L.L. Bean. The famed Freep... Read More
The Kids Aren't All Right Aug. 02, 2018
Childhood anxiety is giving us anxiety. Nearly a third of American adolescents meet the criteria f... Read More
(Really) Old-Fashioned Fun Jun. 14, 2018
What's as old as summer? These games. The good ones. Do your kids know them? —Hopscotch. If yo... Read More
That Pesky 'Oil Change Required' Light Feb. 24, 2018
"Just ignore that," the woman at the car rental place said. I looked at the light-up orange icon. Th... Read More
Gimme Swelter Aug. 03, 2017
It's August, which means most of us are feeling not unlike a Hershey bar in a pizza oven. What a rel... Read More
Gotta Scare 'Em All! Jul. 22, 2016
By now, even if you have not yet played "Pokemon Go," you are more aware of it than your own breathi... Read More
Let's Make It Legal for Kids to Walk Outside Mar. 05, 2015
The long-awaited decision from Child Protective Services has arrived at the home of Maryland free-ra... Read More
When It Is Against the Law to Play Outside Sep. 18, 2014
Children's book author Kari Anne Roy was recently visited by the Austin police and Texas Child Prote... Read More
Let's Criminalize Childhood Aug. 28, 2014
A whopping 68 percent of Americans think there should be a law that prohibits kids 9 or younger from... Read More
Andy Capp
Aug. 22, 2014
The Barn
Jun. 19, 2014
