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Podcast: The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast
Episode: 1KHO 398: Why Kids Need Risk, Rain, and Room to Roam | Kristen Asmus, Timbernook
Description: In this inspiring episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, host Ginny Yurich talks with Kristen Asmus, occupational therapist and TimberNook provider, about creating environments where kids can thrive through unstructured outdoor play. Kristen shares her family’s transformative journey of discovering freedom in nature and how it led her to start a TimberNook program. They explore the power of multi-age play, the importance of risk-taking, and why children need expanses of time and space to build resilience, creativity, and confidence. Kristen's stories—like her kids finding their way home after getting lost in the woods—remind us that adventure foster...