Few sights are as pure and wonderful as a dog, untethered from her leash, sprinting through a grassy meadow, bounding over deadfall in a forest, or losing her mind down a sandy coastline. How beautiful it is to see another creature utterly oblivious to anything other than the freedom of chasing whatever scent flirts with […]
As I packed to go swimming with some friends last weekend, I realized I was running through the same checklist for them as I was for my five-month-old. Milk for Beckett? Check. Snacks for my friends? Got ’em. My cooler was stuffed with bubbly waters and beers to share—and a sippy cup for my kid. […]
One of the best things about RVs: they make adventuring easy. But like everything else involving kiddos, RVing with the whole family takes a little extra planning and know-how. We caught up with a few seasoned adventure parents to help you make your next family RV trip a success, whether you’re looking to rent an […]
The statistics are familiar but discouraging: 14-year-old girls drop out of sports at twice the rate of boys their age. Girls of color have a 25 percent lower participation rate in sports than white boys and girls and boys of color. Forty-eight percent of female college athletes struggle with anxiety, compared to 31 percent of male college athletes. […]
Commands offer a basic language for you to communicate with your dog, and when they’re paired with a solid foundation of socialization, you end up with a very good boy or girl. While dogs can learn upwards of 150 words, they really only need to know these seven. Name Whether a puppy or an adult […]
One of the biggest fears held by many outdoor enthusiasts when they have kids of their own: What if they hate nature? Steven Rinella is the host of the popular Netflix show MeatEater and The MeatEater Podcast and the author of several books on the hunting and outdoor lifestyles. He says that was the thought […]
What type of pet dog is right for your family? A new study published this month in Science suggests that a dog’s breed only determines nine percent of its behavior. “Dog breed is generally a poor predictor of individual behavior and should not be used to inform decisions relating to selection of a pet dog,” […]
One September a few years ago, when my daughters were five and seven, we went rafting down the Green River. On the last night, as we had all the previous nights, we built a small campfire on a sandbar. It was the last day of summer, and we’d spontaneously decided to stay on the river […]
Whenever my four-year-old daughter, Josephine, and I visit a library, she runs straight past the children’s nonfiction section—packed with information about animals, ecosystems, and environmental issues—and makes a beeline for the storybooks. Like most humans, her brain is hardwired to learn through stories, and her favorites involve talking animals, struggles between good and evil, and […]