This Is What It Looks Like When Real Life Resumes

This Is What It Looks Like When Real Life Resumes

This Is What It Looks Like When Real Life ResumesKatie Stacey
Published on: 09/04/2026

The holiday is over. The big doses of nature, the wide open days, the luxury of unstructured time, those aren't available most of the week. So what does nature-led parenting actually look like when real life resumes?

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When Everything Falls Apart (And Nature Still Shows Up)

When Everything Falls Apart (And Nature Still Shows Up)

When Everything Falls Apart (And Nature Still Shows Up)Katie Stacey
Published on: 07/04/2026

A difficult day - broken sleep, illness, a meltdown over an Easter egg, and a child who needed the beach more than he needed advice. A honest account of nature-led parenting on the days when nothing goes to plan.

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Molehills, Catsharks, Shells & What Children Really Learn From Us

Molehills, Catsharks, Shells & What Children Really Learn From Us

Molehills, Catsharks, Shells & What Children Really Learn From UsKatie Stacey
Published on: 02/04/2026

A slow day of molehills, shells and seaside discoveries - and a gentle reflection on how children learn not from what we say, but from how we move through the world.

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Owls, Awe And What Children Really Take With Them From Time in Nature (with Wildlife Kate)

Owls, Awe And What Children Really Take With Them From Time in Nature (with Wildlife Kate)

Owls, Awe And What Children Really Take With Them From Time in Nature (with Wildlife Kate)Katie Stacey
Published on: 01/04/2026

A simple woodland walk, fourteen birds, and an afternoon with Wildlife Kate — a reflection on how awe shapes children in ways screens never can. Exploring the science behind wonder, stress, memory and motivation, and why the smallest moments in nature are doing far more than we realise.

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