‘1000 Hours Outside’: Mom of 5 Starts Global Movement to Get Kids Outdoors and Reclaim Childhood

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A burnt-out Michigan mom of five has started a worldwide movement to get modern kids outside.

Driven to desperation when her own children were small, Ginny Yurich, 43, created the “1000 Hours Outside Challenge“ for other families. The premise is straightforward: clock and track 1000 hours outdoors within one calendar year to combat the harms of excessive screen time.