Adventures for Men: One to One Father Son Adventures A new business venture is setting out to transform the relationships of fathers and sons. Using the Scottish outdoors as a playground, Adventures for Men will give lads and dads the encouragement and space to get to know each other better and build the foundations for [...]
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We climbed out of Cumbria and arrived in Iceland
We climbed out of Cumbria and arrived in Iceland About half way through our winter C2C tour we stopped off in Nenthead to visit Dick Phillips, an expert in Icelandic cycle touring. We were hoping to shape some more definitive plans for a summer tour of Iceland but you don’t always get what you want [...]
Motivating kids: Do sweety bribes work?
Motivating kids to get outdoors Rugby is cancelled. There’s snow on the pitch and none of the coaches can get their cars off the drive. The world outside has a three inch layer of slush sitting on top like vaguely dirty icing on a cake. I want to stay at home. “I think we should [...]
10 reasons to stop cotton wool parenting
10 reasons to stop cotton wool parenting You are a parent. Looking after kids is your job right? And to do that job well you have to protect them from danger. But are you overprotecting them? Are you cotton wool parenting? I’m forever wondering whether I’ve got the balance right between protecting from genuine threats [...]
My Dad taught me to be an everyday explorer
My Dad taught me to be an everyday explorer Way back when I was a child, Sunday afternoons usually meant one of two things: staying at home with mum watching an old musical on TV, or going out somewhere with Dad. I loved those lazy Sundays stretched out by the fire watching Fred Astaire and [...]
Kids need adventure. Parents need to teach them how.
Kids need adventure. Parents need to teach them how. Do you get bored with routine? Do you long for more adventure in your life? Do you think your kids do? Do you think it matters? Research conducted by One Poll in the UK in May 2010 reported 85% of children age 6-12 longing for more [...]
Adventure Mum Jane Yates – at base camp
We love to bring you tales of our own family adventures here on the blog. But part of the reason we started The Family Adventure Project a decade ago was to try and inspire other families to get out and get active together in many different ways. From epic challenges crossing continents to micro adventures [...]
No risk, no consequences, no adventure?
“There’s a little bridge over there, or you can take the stepping stones,” I explain as we approach the edge of the stream. It’s an unusually fine Scottish Spring day and our group of family and friends are straggled out along the heathery path that leads down from Corrie Lochan to the rocky West coast [...]
I want free range kids but I’m lost without them
I want free range kids but I’m lost without them “It says ten minutes on the pack but do I have to cook it for exactly ten? How am I going to time it without a watch?” Matthew is on the edge. I can feel it. “Just pull it out of the pan when you’ve [...]
10 lessons from 10 years adventuring with kids
10 lessons from 10 years adventuring with kids Have you and your kids had an adventure today? This week? This month? This year? No? Well it’s easier to put the TV on isn’t it? It’s less hassle to go shopping. The kids are busy and the adults need some down-time. What’s so great about doing things [...]
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