Parenting

It’s a valid question. Are we having fun yet? The line between having fun and being done often gets blurred when you’re having a family adventure. Parents are as likely as kids to ask it in the middle of a rainstorm washing out your campsite, or when temperatures drop to -15 at the ski slope, or when a sprig of poison ivy gets stuck up your pant leg. And while these moments … [Read more...] about Are We Having Fun Yet?

As my 7-year-old daughter gets more interested in school sports and outdoor activities, Title IX, which had its 45th anniversary last month, is an increasingly personal and powerful piece of legislature for me. My daughter participated in Run Club last year in first grade along with nearly 150 kids across all grades in her school, about half of them girls. Just a few decades … [Read more...] about What Title IX Means For My Daughter And Sports

It's more important than ever to be raising an adventurous girl, and here's why. The most meaningful and formative moments in my life have been spent outdoors. I grew up having outdoor adventures nearly every day on the quiet, rocky coast of Long Island Sound in Southeastern Connecticut. During spring and summer, I’d wake up, walk the few hundred yards down to the beach and … [Read more...] about Why This Outdoor Dad Is Raising An Adventurous Girl

All you dads out there remember this one gem of a thought on Mother’s Day. Without Moms you wouldn’t be a dad. You wouldn't be, period. Obvious, yes, but it's worth putting credit where it's due. While Wilderdad focuses much of its attention to the dad side of parenting, I’d like to take a moment to celebrate the amazing creature known scientifically as Momus … [Read more...] about The Day Moms Were Nearly Tasked With Saving The World