Freedom is Free20thMarch
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Raising Kids by Tony Deis on Mar 20, 2009
What did I do as a teenager? Take tests? Play football? Run for student government? What I really did was spend three to twelve hours a day in my garden on Oatfield Road in Oak Grove. I grew everything you could think of, from wild native plants to the old timey seeds that I bought during that 90's renaissance of nurseries or begged and stole from old Italian gardeners. Once and awhile I would put on my travel pack, load it with ten to twenty pounds of food and clothes and be gone for several weeks…
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Teens and Team Leadership11thMarch
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Raising Kids by Tony Deis on Mar 11, 2009
I am great fan of experiential education: ropes and challenge courses, belaying and rappelling, rafting and visiting foreign countries. They really can teach you how to be the best "you" possible. And its not enough. The greatest challenge for teenagers today is not a lack of self esteem or confidence, it's a lack of feeling useful or of…
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Neighborhood Strategies for a Child's Freedom6thMarch
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Raising Kids by Trackers NW on Mar 06, 2009
How far did you roam when you were a kid? Were you a "Goonie" or a "Hobbit"? Did you journey all around the neighborhood streets and surrounding hillside? Was your circuit the family room, the kitchen and the TV? If you grew up in the latter half of the 20th century, you more likely fell in between these two. If you're a child today, you're…
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Kids and common sense20thFebruary
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Raising Kids by Trackers NW on Feb 20, 2009
When I worked at the Audubon Society of Portland the education director Steve Robertson frequently quoted, "Common sense is not common." Then he would proceed to help youth, both kids and teens, develop a practical awareness for the world around them. From snorkeling the ocean for lobster to learning how to build a campfire, Steve was like…