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Bring your family together by taking them back to nature, wherever you are, with fun, creative activities and adventures. Whether you live in a big city, in the suburbs, or out in the country, Josee Bergeron helps you find creative and simple ways to bring the rhythm of nature into your daily routine. Following the four seasons, she offers unique ways to bring your family closer to the outdoors, helping you enjoy time together and engage with the world around you. Bergeron encourages you to feel at home in nature, and she offers practical, fun ideas for connecting with it through curiosity and relatability. You can incorporate cultural traditions into your interactions with nature and honor the inherent qualities of the land you live on. Whether it's welcoming spring by weaving a wildflower crown, celebrating summer by building a bug hotel, appreciating autumn by preserving leaves in beeswax, or creating a magical ice wreath in winter, you will learn how to embrace nature's seasons and be more in tune with each other and your community.

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9781640658554

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""Beyond the Front Door is your cue to ditch the guilt, grab the kids, and head outside - no fancy gear or flawless plans required. Blending heartfelt storytelling, research, and Indigenous wisdom, Josée Bergeron offers creative ways to reconnect with nature and each other in every season, rain or shine. Refreshingly honest and judgment-free, it's the parenting guide you've been waiting for."" -- ""Linda Åkeson McGurk, author of There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather and The Open-Air Life"" ""Beyond the Front Door stopped me in my tracks, made me think, cry, reconsider my choices, and take action to give my family more of the wild life they deserve. The book is honest, insightful, useful, readable, and relatable. This book is like a joyful, playful, practical friend, opening the door, taking us by the hand, and leading us back into the world."" -- ""John Muir Laws, Nature Stewardship through Science, Education, and Art, author of The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling""

Author Information

Josée Bergeron is the founder of Backwoods Mama and an outdoor-family educator who helps families get outside with confidence year-round. She has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of British Columbia and a Creative Writing Certificate from The Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University. She is Red River Métis and lives with her family in Kelowna, British Columbia.

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