1KHO 362: Children Should Play Outside Year Round | Linda Akeson McGurk, Rain or Shine Mamma

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich welcomes Linda McGurk back for her third appearance. Together, they discuss the transformative impact of outdoor play in all seasons, challenging cultural misconceptions around inclement weather. Linda shares insights from her Scandinavian upbringing and offers practical tips for navigating cold, dark, and rainy days. They explore how nature serves as a noncompetitive, restorative space for children and teens alike, providing essential developmental and mental health benefits. Tune in to learn how embracing the elements can lead to lasting joy and resilience for families everywhere. ** Get your copy of There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather here Get your copy of Open Air Life here Learn more about Linda here Read Linda's substack here ** Download your free 1000 Hours Outside tracker here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/trackers Find everything you need to kick off your 1000 Hours Outside Journey here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/blog/allthethings Order of copy of Ginny's newest book, Until the Streetlights Come On here >> https://amzn.to/3RXjBlN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, are you ready?
0:02.0	Yes.
0:03.0	Okay, I'm so excited that we're doing this.
0:05.0	This is great.
0:06.0	Here we go.
0:07.0	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast.
0:09.0	My name is Jenny Jurich,
0:10.0	and this is such exciting episode.
0:12.0	Linda McGurck is back for the third time.
0:15.6	Welcome.
0:16.6	Thank you so much.
0:18.8	I know it is exciting.
0:20.7	Third time's a charm, right? Well, Well okay so we've been connected probably the longest
0:26.0	of any guest I've ever had on here you and I have kids that are the same age and
0:29.9	we have been writing about getting kids outside for a decade plus?
0:34.3	Yes, I think, yeah, I started my blog in 2013.
0:38.1	I think that's the same year that you got started and I know we connected right there
0:42.4	in the beginning.
0:43.7	So, because back then there weren't too many blogs about, you know, on that topic,
0:50.3	so it was pretty easy to to connect.
0:53.0	Yeah, so yours has always been rain or shine mama and it's really been an influence for me.
0:59.5	I've talked about this in shows past that I was always wishing away the winter. I would still
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