Jill K.

We aren’t quite there with out 3.5 year old, but it’s definitely less easy than it was. I don’t know if this is available in your budget or schedule, but we have been doing an outdoor parent-child class called Tiny Treks (only available in the Bay Area and Seattle, but there are many other similar programs!). Once weekly, but the teachers organize the hike, plan little crafts and activities, and you just show up with a snack.

I think the presence of another adult who my daughter loves (who isn’t a parent) creates positive social pressure. It also introduces us to little parks we never would have found on our own, and we have had success getting outside by replicating activities we did at Tiny Treks (hey, remember when we threw sticks in that river at Tiny Treks and then played on the playground? Let’s do that again!). Wishing you (and all of us!) luck holding onto these hobbies in the future!