From short and easy strolls to bigger days out, our experts Jen and Sim share their favourite smaller peaks for memorable ...

And just to have a space for us to kind of talk about it, we left that park feeling a little bit better about ourselves. We was like, 'Hey man, let's try to schedule this again.' The kids loved it.

And just to have a space for us to kind of talk about it, we left that park feeling a little bit better about ourselves. We was like, 'Hey man, let's try to schedule this again.' The kids loved it.

At first my 5 and 9 year olds were the only two walking alone. Now other families see the value of kids being independent. I let my 2 young kids walk to sports practice by themselves.

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Bear Creek Elementary School families enjoy making their way from Ponderosa Park to school on the Coyner Trail during Commute Options’ Walk and Roll to school day in Bend on Wednesday morning. 5 ...

You may have done something similar. If you didn’t walk to school alone, maybe you rode a bike to the local park or netted tadpoles in the community creek.

Last year, my daughters walked the three blocks from school to swim practice. At first, people were surprised that I let the girls walk. Then, kids started asking to join. The kids had fun and ...