Fresco, Nancy, authorCable, Elizabeth, authorCable, Molly, authorCable, Jay, authorUniversity of Alaska Press, publisher2022-04-262022-04-262021https://hdl.handle.net/10217/234857During my thirteen years of Official Parent Experience, I've been asked some variant of this question a surprising number of times -- by new parents, soon-to-be-parents, and not-sure-if-we-want-to-be-parents. Free-spirited young adults seem genuinely worried that if they take on the role of "mom" or "dad" they will be locked forever in a minivan with dark-tinted windows. "Will we still be able to enjoy the great outdoors? The wild places? The adventures?" I can't claim to know everyone's answer, but I do know my own. It's long and complicated, and is covered in myriad ways in this book. It is also short: yes.--Provided by publisher.Age Sub-Zero: Planning for Kids -- Age 0: Precious Cargo -- Age 1-2: Large Opinions, Small Vocabularies -- Age 3-4: Short Legs, Short Attention Spans -- Ages 5-6: We Can Do It! -- Ages 7-9: We Want a Vote in This -- Age 10 and Up: Hey, Wait for the Grownups.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Outdoor recreationFamily recreationParent and childTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.