4moms: Take your family outside to play, and eat and sleep
There’s a book out this summer called, “Let Them Get Eaten by Bears,” and no, it’s not one of those joke books that argue for a super laissez faire parenting plan. Peter Brown Hoffmeister is instead hoping to inspire parents to take some reasonable risks.
If you’ve ever considered a family camping trip, or if you are sure you’d hate nothing more, come listen to Hoffmeister. He is the founder of the South Eugene High School Integrated Outdoor Program in Oregon and is a guide for rafting, climbing and orienteering. As the father of two girls, he’s got lots of camping experience, too.
He’ll talk with L.A. Times writer Mary MacVean, whose family camped for years because it was a cheap vacation. Join us here at 11 a.m. Pacific time today. You can listen live and ask your own questions, too, or watch our archived conversation on your own schedule.
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