Raising Wild Creatures

21/02/2020

"Today, children have much less unsupervised access to the countryside. I worry that they may never know the magic of the wilderness, the power of trees and the thrilling excitement of exploring nature without an adult hovering behind them. And so I write books for children who will never know what the freedom of my childhood was like." -Cressida Cowell, the Author of "How to Train Your Dragon"

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/opinion/sunday/cressida-cowell-children-nature.html

We must give children the opportunity to interact with the wilderness, so that they learn to preserve the natural world.

20/02/2020

OUT NOW Episode 3: Connected Relationships with Amanda Burton
With guest Amanda Burton, a mental health counselor, early childhood educator and relationship coach.

In this week's episode Casey sits down with Amanda Lynn Burton, MSED, 200 RYT, Love & Relationship Coach. They talk about everything involving relationships. Both with ourselves and others. They also discuss mindful practices, grounding, parenting, connecting to nature, and a few fun tangents.

Listen now on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play!

https://www.raisingwildcreatures.com/post/episode-3-connected-relationships-with-amanda-burton

With guest Amanda Burton, a mental health counselor, early childhood educator and relationship coach. We talk all about our relationships with ourselves and oth

19/02/2020

Episode 3 of Casey's podcast is now out!
In this episode she sits down for a chat with Amanda Lynn Burton, a mental health counselor, early childhood educator and relationship coach. We talk all about our relationships with ourselves and others and how that relates to nature connection. This is a super practical and fun episode.

Check it out on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play!

18/02/2020

Have you listened to episode 2 yet? The third episode is dropping today!

13/02/2020

Time and space. This is what children need to learn and align with themselves. Time and space. Can’t we just give them some more of each of these things?

12/02/2020

Children are natural explorers. We just need to give them the time and the space. Let’s step back and watch them discover the word.

11/02/2020

“As an owner of a forest school I hear a lot of parents telling me they have no idea what to do with themselves when they are outdoors.
They do not like bugs, are afraid of germs or don’t like getting dirty.
There seems to be countless reasons that spending a large amount of time out in the wild causes them intense anxiety or leaves them feeling lost and confused.“

Would you like to hear more? Check out the latest episode of the Raising Wild Creatures Podcast

https://www.raisingwildcreatures.com/blog

10/02/2020

“Ive been plotting this podcast for years now. All while countless questions bounced around in my head….
What defines being wild?
Why is it important?
How do we work towards embracing our own wild and helping our children do the same.
Will their lives actually benefit from this connection?
My goal in doing this project is to answer these questions and to help parents first find their own connection to the wild, and then use that to connect their whole family to the wild.
By the end of all of this we will all be wild creatures.“

Would you like to hear more? Check out the latest episode of the Raising Wild Creatures Podcast

https://www.raisingwildcreatures.com/blog

07/02/2020

“For myself, the road to connecting to the wild was not a smooth linear path.
It was a rough painful old dirt road.
One of those seasonal ones that has a million pot holes, you have to stop to clear some branches out of the road, and at least once there will be a deer jumping out and scaring the s**t out of you.“

Would you like to hear more about my path to reconnecting to the wild? Check out the latest episode of the Raising Wild Creatures Podcast

https://www.raisingwildcreatures.com/blog

06/02/2020

Episode 2: Reconnecting as Parents First is now live!

If we are totally disconnected from the wild, how do we expect to connect our children to it? In this episode Casey explores this concept, and why our generation is so disconnected. She also starts to talk about how we can begin on the journey to nature connection as parents.







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www.raisingwildcreatures.com

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https://www.raisingwildcreatures.com/post/2-reconnecting-as-parents-first

If we are totally disconnected from the wild, how do we expect to connect our children to it? In this episode Casey explores this concept, and why our generatio

26/01/2020

Have you been hoping to learn more about Forest School philosophy, but getting to an in person class is just not possible? Whether you are a homeschooling parent, educator, day care provider, hoping to open your own forest school or are just curious we have the solution for you!

Our Forest School Basics Online Workshop is perfect for you.

Join us online for four weeks of interactive lessons, discussion and community. Local experts in outdoor education and Forest School logistics will be sharing their acquired knowledge to help empower you to bring Forest School home with you. Whether you’re starting a Forest School or would like to bring some of the ethos into a public school or home we are here to help.

One of our goals when starting Creatures in the Wild is to ensure that every child benefits from Forest School, our first step in that is to provide affordable, and easily accessed education for the adults in their lives. That is where this workshop comes in.

Class starts February 10th!

Please check out our website link in the profile for more information and to save your space!

www.raisingwildcreatures.com/forest-school-basics-workshop

20/01/2020

Here is the first episode of the Raising Wild Creatures Podcast!

It is now on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Youtube!

18/01/2020

The first episode is on iTunes now! Please listen, rate, and review and help get the word out! I have so much amazing stuff planned!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raising-wild-creatures-podcast/id1495119789

‎Parenting · 2020

16/01/2020

In the next few days the first episode will be launched! Head over to the website to sign up for the mailing list!
www.raisingwildcreatures.com

18/11/2019

Is this anyone else’s dream vacation?!

No wifi, just nature. This is what my soul craves.

05/11/2019

I want to spend the rest of my life following you in the woods my savage daughter.

03/11/2019

Hiking with these three is far from the peaceful journey that I had yesterday. Between sibling fights, the trail being hard to follow and fun autism struggles it can be exhausting. Maybe the forest is the safe place for these struggles though. The sensory input is perfect to allow for true feelings to come out. Social skills like not pushing your fu***ng sister are worked on. Every day I am thankful for Mother Nature and the safe place she has made for my feral children.

03/11/2019

Today I tried trail running for the first time and it got me thinking about how maybe doing our workouts in nature could help parents connect to nature & themselves. Let’s make time for it! Also enjoy my asthma voice.

22/10/2019

Casey just wrote a Blog post about how to dress for cold outdoor play. It is filled with recommendations and links. Take a moment to check it out, on the podcast we are going to share tons of helpful tips such as these!

10 DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST EPISODE!!!

http://www.creaturesinthewild.com/blog/2019/10/21/cold-weather-clothing-recommendations

Now that the Autumn is officially here and the cold is rolling in it is time for us to share our recommendations for outdoor gear! When buying gear for children always remember the most important factor is that it be fully waterproof . Not water resistant, water proof . The second, and this also t

13/10/2019

The website is live! Check it out and sign up for our newsletter!

https://www.raisingwildcreatures.com/

Raising Wild Creatures is a podcast about parenting on the wild side, hosted by Casey Kirkland Johnson, the owner of the Forest School Creatures in the Wild. We focus on what it truly means to be wild. We are tackling everyday issues such as connecting to nature, how to talk to your children respect...

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