Healthy Parenting Handbook with Katie Kimball
106: No Such Thing as Bad Weather: Practical Ways to Get Kids Outside with Pooja Tandon and Danette Glassy
Feb 10, 2026
Episode 106
Katie Kimball
Our hearts tell us we want to be outside, that we were created for nature…when it’s warm and beautiful and sunny!
I don’t know about you, but I do find that when it’s cold, rainy, snowing, or blowing, I tend to be grateful for my 4 walls, central heat, and mug of tea indoors.
How can we change this paradigm in ourselves and in our culture where the outdoors is becoming less and less popular all the time?
It doesn’t happen by accident. To be intentional about outdoor and nature time, we have to be inspired. My guests today are the co-authors of a wonderful book about getting outdoors, Digging Into Nature: Outdoor Adventures for Happier and Healthier Kids, and they share research and physiology to remind us: Our kids need time outside. Much, much more time than they’re getting!
You’ll be inspired by:
- how parenting has changed in the last 30 years & Dr. Glassy’s wake-up call
- outdoor benefits to physical and mental health
- why parenting actually becomes easier when your kids are outside!
- what “counts” as a dose of nature
- simple ways you can incorporate nature into your day – without even going out!
- how children’s development is actually supercharged with outdoor experiences
- the ways in which time outside builds resilience and prepares kids and teens for real life
I figure I need to listen to an interview like this about every 2 months to re-inspire me to make outside time a priority! Maybe every 2 weeks in the winter…
What do you think?
Resources We Mention for Nature Time for Kids
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106: No Such Thing as Bad Weather: Practical Ways to Get Kids Outside with Pooja Tandon and Danette Glassy
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