Raising Needham
Raising Needham: Rediscovering the Great Outdoors
Get your kids outside as part of your daily routine.
A few weeks ago, a friend and I drove over to The Fenn School in Concord to see Dr. Anthony Rao, author of "The Way of Boys," speak about raising happy and healthy boys. Between the two of us, we have four boys and thought it might be time well spent to listen to a professional on the topic. I have done my fair share of reading on the subject of boys (and girls, too, for that matter) but heard something that stayed with me. Dr. Rao spoke about this generation’s mass migration indoors. As I sat in the theater and listened to all of the ways being outside benefits human beings, I became sad at the notion that our kids aren’t spending nearly enough time outside playing. I am not talking about team sports, either. I am talking about …
