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# A No Regrets Parenting Legacy in the National Parks

April 5, 2013 1 min read 

I have the great pleasure of writing a monthly column for Parents magazine. This month, as many of you may be thinking ahead to summer vacation with the kids, my post is about the incredible impact the National Parks had on our family as our kids were growing up. It’s there that our kids learned some of the most important lessons we could teach them. Here’s the link to my monthly series for Parents magazine; the National Parks piece is the latest, but please scroll through and find others I hope you’ll enjoy as well.

http://www.parents.com/blogs/goodyblog/tag/harley-rotbart-series/

Spoiler alert – My post for Parents magazine next month is a whole new way to think about Mother’s Day!

www.noregretsparenting.com

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