There's no such thing as bad weather : (Record no. 35356)
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| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
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| International Standard Book Number | 9781501143632 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Call number | 649.10948 MC TH |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Authors | McGurk, Linda Akeson |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | There's no such thing as bad weather : |
| Subtitle | a Scandinavian mom's secrets for raising healthy, resilient, and confident kids (from friluftsliv to hygge) / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Linda Akeson McGurk |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York : |
| Publisher | Touchstone, |
| Date | c2017. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv, 285 p. : |
| Other Details | ill. ; |
| Size | 22 cm. |
| GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-284) and index. |
| CONTENTS | |
| Contents | A Swedish mother in rural Indiana A right to nature Fresh air is good for you Just let them play We must all take care of nature A little dirt won't hurt (nor will a little rain) Freedom with responsibility Outside, there is a better connection It takes a village A Scandinavian mother's "get up and go outside" manifesto. |
| SUMMARY | |
| Summary | Bringing Up Bebe meets Last Child in the Woods in this lively, insightful memoir about a mother who sets out to discover if the nature-centric parenting philosophy of her native Scandinavia holds the key to healthier, happier lives for her American children. When Swedish-born Linda McGurk moved to small-town Indiana with her American husband to start a family, she quickly realized that her outdoorsy ways were not the norm. In Sweden children play outside all year round, regardless of the weather, and letting young babies nap outside in freezing temperatures is not only common -- it is a practice recommended by physicians. In the US, on the other hand, she found that the playgrounds, which she had expected to find teeming with children, were mostly deserted. In preschool, children were getting drilled to learn academic skills, while their Scandinavian counterparts were climbing trees, catching frogs, and learning how to compost. Worse, she realized that giving her daughters the same freedom to play outside that she had enjoyed as a child in Sweden could quickly lead to a visit by Child Protective Services. The brewing culture clash finally came to a head when McGurk was fined for letting her children play in a local creek, setting off an online firestorm when she expressed her anger and confusion on her blog. The rules and parenting philosophies of her native country and her adopted homeland were worlds apart. Struggling to fit in and to decide what was best for her children, McGurk turned to her own childhood for answers. Could the Scandinavian philosophy of "there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes" be the key to better lives for her American children? And how would her children's relationships with nature change by introducing them to Scandinavian concepts like friluftsliv ("open-air living") and hygge (the coziness and the simple pleasures of home)? McGurk embarked on a six-month-long journey to Sweden to find out. There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather is a fascinating personal narrative that highlights the importance of spending time outdoors, and illustrates how the Scandinavian culture could hold the key to raising healthier, resilient, and confident children in America. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Children and the environment |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Nature |
| General | Psychological aspects |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Self-reliance in children |
| Geographic | Scandinavia |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | https://uowd.box.com/s/2lwpx5qklixgbsicccrdjgnje9sdlv73 |
| Public note | Location Map |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| -- | 24665 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | 24669 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | 24670 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| -- | 24671 |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| University of Wollongong in Dubai | University of Wollongong in Dubai | Main Collection | 2019-01-09 | Kinokuniya Bookshop LLC | 649.10948 MC TH | T0061552 | 2019-01-09 | 2019-01-09 | REGULAR | Dec2018 |