nature kids

Are people really that addicted to technology?

I’m considering a screen detox at my house. Why? Because one, I’m tired of people paying more attention to screens than to other people and other interests and two my household has a lot of red flags related to screen addiction and low physical activity. I’m just not feeling like my household is using screens [...]

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Red Flags Related to Kids + Physical Activity + Tech Gadget Overload

I’m pondering a screen detox right now, because screen time is out of control at my house. I’m pretty sure I’m the only one at my house who would be on board with a screen detox. I’m guessing everyone else in the house would say, “You’re overreacting about the screen situation.” So, to be fair, [...]

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Considering a home screen detox

I know I’ve been absent a lot lately. Sorry about that. Turns out you shouldn’t look for a new school for your kid at the end of the year while looking for new clients and organizing spring cleaning (stress city). Still, just because I’ve been gone, doesn’t mean I haven’t been thinking about green family [...]

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Is it more important to limit sunscreen or increase outdoor time?

My sunscreen rational this year is that the safest sunscreens cost too much, as in wildly unrealistically too much for most families, so there’s a need to compromise. Thus, I posted some sunscreen choices that aren’t top of the line safe but that families can afford. Not everyone thought this was a good plan: On Facebook someone [...]

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Quick Green Tip: Find a Walk-friendly Community

If you’re moving sometime soon and have some choice about where, why not locate a walk-friendly community? A community that’s walk-friendly has plenty of perks, such as… You can walk more and drive less. You can stay fit by walking more often. You can run daily errands without a car. You’ll be happier. You can [...]

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Get back to nature but leave no trace you were there

It’s an awesome healthy goal to get outside more often, but you also need to consider the impact humans can have on nature. It’s not always a positive impact. Your goal should be to leave nature as much like you found it as humanly possible, and the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics can [...]

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Reasons to join your local nature gym

According to Medical News Today, it’s estimated that about 80% of folks who purchase a gym membership will ignore said membership. More alarming, U.S. individuals fork over about 12 billion annually for these unused gym memberships. All-in-all it would appear that a gym membership isn’t the best option for getting fit. Gyms also aren’t kind [...]

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Make your homeschooling or unschooling experience more eco-friendly

Way back in 2009, I posted about how to green your homeschooling (or unschooling) experience at the now defunct Tree Hugging Family. I’ve been thinking readers here might benefit from some of those tips, so I’ve spiffed them up and now they’re all shiny and ready to go. School at home is naturally more eco-friendly [...]

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How to cut screen time and get your kids outside

I recently wrote, 50 things I did outside as a kid that didn’t kill me, a post that got me thinking about how come I did all this cool stuff outside, but kids today don’t. I think it’s due to two major issues – screens and parent comfort with the outside world. Kids are glued, [...]

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Is it safe to let your kids play outside alone?

As I noted in that 50 things I did outside as a kid that didn’t kill me post, plenty of parents today are too scared to allow their kids any freedom when it comes to outside play. In fact, the Kids Fighting Chance website notes that a recent study of parents’ worries by pediatricians at the Mayo Clinic in [...]