From biomechanist and bestselling author Katy Bowman comes her eagerly anticipated guide to getting kids―from babies to preteens―and their families moving more, together, outside. 2021 INDIE Awards Gold Winner (Family & Relationships category) "Katy Bowman is my go-to expert on the importance of movement for the body.  Grow Wild  is no exception to that. Filled with delightful, rich nuggets of information on everything from the best shoes to put on your child's feet (if necessary!) to the importance of climbing trees, this book is a real gem for any family wanting to make the most of their movement opportunities on a daily basis."-- Angela Hanscom , author of  Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children   Our kids are moving less than any other generation in human history; indoor time and screen time have skyrocketed. As adults and kids turn more to "convenient," tech-based solutions, tasks that once required head-to-toe use of our muscles and bones can be done with a click and a swipe. Without realizing it, we've traded convenience for the movement-rich environment that our physical, mental, and environmental health depends on. Parents don't know what to do! But there's good news: While the problem feels massive, the solution is simple...and fun! Grow Wild not only breaks down the 'big ideas' behind movement as a nutrient, it serves as a field guide―how to spot all the movement opportunities we're currently missing. Learn to "stack your life" for richer experiences that don't take more time: * Set up your home to promote more movement, naturally * Dress for (movement) success * Add snacktivities to your meals * Plan dynamic celebrations * Create a dynamic homework space * Bring nature into your home and play And much more! Bowman, a leader in the Movement movement, has written Grow Wild to show where movement used to fit into the activities of daily life and more importantly, how it can again. The perfect companion to Bowman's bestseller Move Your DNA, Grow Wild provides practical, everyday, nature-rich ideas on how to let kids move their DNA while doing things they'll love. The book features: * 100+ full-color photographs of kids and families moving * Success stories from parents, grandparents, teachers * "Study sessions" that make movement research more accessible to laypersons * Written to all that work with children―parents, teachers, relatives, health professionals, and more * A book to be referenced again and again as kids grow up! Grow Wild is necessary reading for a wide range of readers―anyone who spends time with children. Humans live in many places and there are countless movement opportunities wherever you live, you just need to know how to spot them. Children and their families can thrive by learning to move more inside, adventure more outside, and grow wild in any environment. " Grow Wild is a must-read for any parents and educators who want to inject more movement into kids’ lives but aren’t sure where to start. With plenty of photo inspiration and some great ideas to try, Bowman combines the ‘how’ and the ‘why’ of movement to give a field guide to turning sedentary kids into a generation of wild movers."-― Caroline Williams , author of Move! and My Plastic Brain "Bowman’s Grow Wild will strike you as a gentle, cautionary guide about kids’ 'super-sedentary' environments, and how it’s counter-cultural, yet urgent, to start changing these.... A biomechanist, Bowman encourages reconnecting with movement and nature, not only for their health benefits or evolutionary ties, but for longer-term family and community vitality.... Color photographs of real families and alloparents supplement the book’s personal stories about engaging wild and urban spaces, which inspire ways to rethink how we use our settings. Logical, persuasive, and compassionate arguments make this a timely resource: we’re all culpable of sitting around too much, but we’re all capable of redefining our modern mold, too.”- - Foreword Reviews "Brilliantly organized and accessible, Grow Wild is full of actionable items that families can do immediately... An important book you'll want to keep handy as a daily reference."-― Dr. Rose Hayden-Smith , author of Sowing the Seeds of Victory: American Gardening Programs of WWI " Grow Wild provides essential movement nutrition for you and your family...An inspiring, original and even a joyful book, Grow Wild is an instant classic."-― Professor Vybarr Cregan-Reid , author of Primate Change: How the World We Made is Remaking Us "It is [the adults'] job to give [kids] permission to try [growing wild], and an environment that gives them the ability to succeed. Grow Wild is not a book of exercises. Rather it is a helpful reference for creating active spaces for children to move in throughout their ordinary day."-― Sheryl Campbell , Mother Earth News "Through touching images, convincing science, and w