A small group of us are heading into a private pocket of ancient woodland in Worcestershire with our kids for the inaugural Outside Kids Dad Campout…and there are two spots left if you fancy it? Think meadows, a swimming lake, campfire grub, like-minded dads and enough space for our kids to run amok.

We’ve teamed up with Tentsile to rig up tree tents, hammocks and all sorts of forest mischief, so it should feel properly different to your standard camping trip.

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You’re only three topics away from a smartphone conversation at the school gates right now. It often feels like watching a slow motion car crash, but I felt better after catching up with Laura Wyatt-Smith recently, who’s just published Screensaver. What I like about Laura’s take is that it doesn’t wag a finger; it’s a practical guide for a moment that’s coming for all of us, whether we’ve thought it through or are just winging it.

The Manosphere is one of the other 3 topics you’ve probably covered at the school gates in the last month. Whilst there are plenty of loud opinions flying about, this piece from Vogue offers a more measured look at what’s actually going and why it’s pulling in so many young boys.

Built for kids aged 4 to 14, this event series is essentially a permission slip to get filthy, climb over things, crawl under things and come home looking like you’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards. Obstacle courses range from 1km to 3km and events are happening all over the country this summer.

I bang on about this a lot, but I’m becoming increasingly convinced that bravery is a muscle and most kids aren’t getting enough reps. This TED talk from Kathryn Hecht digs into the science of exposure therapy and why nudging kids towards discomfort might be one of the best things we can do for them.

It takes a certain kind of delusional optimist to launch a print magazine in 2026, and that’s exactly how i’d describe Ross and Kyriane Miller. They started Dayhike last year, a beautifully put together celebration of modern outdoor culture across Britain full of ideas and inspiration for a life lived outside. And guess what? I’m in the latest issue writing about why letting things go wrong might be one of the best things we can do for our kids. I’m very happy about it too, as is evident here.

An Aussie dad has taken a year off to walk over 1,300km with his son, who’s non-verbal and living with autism and Tourette’s. Stripping life back to walking, talking and just being outside seems to unlock things nothing else can - who’d have thought it?! His son has even started forming sentences on the trail. Maybe the best thing we can do as parents is simply meet our kids where they are and walk alongside them…

This film by Damon Gameau follows a group of kids taking their fears about the climate crisis straight into the boardrooms of some very large companies, which is as confronting as it sounds. There’s a tension running through it. On one hand, their honesty and clarity cuts through in a way adults rarely manage. On the other, you can’t help but wonder how much weight we’re asking them to carry.