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    "title": "There's no such thing as bad weather:A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids (from Friluftsliv to Hygge) ",
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    "description": "Bringing Up B\u00e9b\u00e9\u00a0meets\u00a0Last Child in the Woods\u00a0in this lively, insightful memoir about a mother who sets out to discover if the nature-centric parenting philosophy of her native Scandinavia holds the key to healthier, happier lives for her American children.\n\nWhen Swedish-born Linda McGurk moved to small-town Indiana with her American husband to start a family, she quickly realized that her outdoorsy ways were not the norm. In Sweden children play outside all year round, regardless of the weather, and letting young babies nap outside in freezing temperatures is not only common\u2014it is a practice recommended by physicians. In the US, on the other hand, she found that the playgrounds, which she had expected to find teeming with children, were mostly deserted. In preschool, children were getting drilled to learn academic skills, while their Scandinavian counterparts were climbing trees, catching frogs, and learning how to compost. Worse, she realized that giving her daughters the same freedom to play outside that she had enjoyed as a child in Sweden could quickly lead to a visit by Child Protective Services.\n\nThe brewing culture clash finally came to a head when McGurk was fined for letting her children play in a local creek, setting off an online firestorm when she expressed her anger and confusion on her blog. The rules and parenting philosophies of her native country and her adopted homeland were worlds apart.\n\nStruggling to fit in and to decide what was best for her children, McGurk turned to her own childhood for answers. Could the Scandinavian philosophy of \u201cthere is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes\u201d be the key to better lives for her American children? And how would her children\u2019s relationships with nature change by introducing them to Scandinavian concepts like\u00a0friluftsliv\u00a0(\u201copen-air living\u201d) and\u00a0hygge\u00a0(the coziness and the simple pleasures of home)? McGurk embarked on a six-month-long journey to Sweden to find out.\u00a0There\u2019s No Such Thing as Bad Weather\u00a0is a fascinating personal narrative that highlights the importance of spending time outdoors, and illustrates how the Scandinavian culture could hold the key to raising healthier, resilient, and confident children in America.",
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