{"id":1771,"date":"2020-03-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/?p=1771"},"modified":"2022-10-19T12:26:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T19:26:09","slug":"grandparents-take-a-hike-with-your-grandchildren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/tips\/grandparents-take-a-hike-with-your-grandchildren\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandparents: Take a Hike with Your Grandchildren"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hiking is something you can do at most any age and stage of life. Grandparents who take an active role in introducing their grandkids to the great outdoors are heroes in my book.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
In \u00a0fact grandparents are very much a part of my new book, Hike with Kids: The Essential How-to Guide for Parents, Grandparents and Youth Leaders<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n Grandparents can play a crucial role in getting kids on the trail, particularly in an era when parents are too busy to go hiking or disconnected from nature altogether. Older generations tend to be more comfortable in nature than younger ones and have more outdoor skills that they can teach kids.<\/p>\r\n (Parents: Tell YOUR parents to “take a hike”\u2014with their grandkids of course!)<\/em><\/p>\r\n Grandparents have the opportunity for real quality time with their grandchildren. Away from phones, computers and video games, the two generations are likely to have some great walks and talks. Kids will bring things up on the trail in conversation with their grandparents that they won\u2019t discuss back home with their parents.<\/p>\r\n