Until the Streetlights Come On

How a Return to Play Brightens Our Present and Prepares Kids for an Uncertain Future

By: Ginny Yurich MEd

Narrated by: Ginny Yurich

Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

It may shock you to learn that we spend an average of four to seven minutes outside each day—while we spend four to seven hours using devices with screens. Needless to say, our physical, mental, emotional, and relational health has suffered. But there is a ready solution: get outside!

A homeschooling mother of five and founder of the global 1000 Hours Outside movement, Ginny Yurich explains how we got to this point—and how to get back to a healthier, more engaging relationship with the world outside. With a mom's heart and an educator's eye, Ginny shows you: the importance of unstructured play for children; what boredom actually contributes to our brains; the value of sunlight and social play; the role of play in lifelong learning; how to make time outside more attractive to your child than screentime; and much more.

If you want your kids to grow up curious, resilient, and with a sense of adventure and community, it's essential to make outside play a priority. This book shows you why and how.

©2023 Virginia Yurich (P)2023 Tantor

Must read!

Ginny’s message to all of us is truly life changing! A must read for any parent

I loved everything about this book!

I recommend all parents read/listen to this book! So informative & insightful! I’m a huge fan of the 1,000 hours outside movement!

Must read if you are raising children

Life changing book! It confirmed my “gut feeling” that we are over-scheduling and managing our children too much. Well researched, this book will both encourage you and gives you peace of mind to let go a bit more.

Get outside!!

Give your kids an old fashioned childhood. Get rid of screens and get them outside!!

Do less!

Enjoyed every part of this book. I could have kept on listening if there was more. Such good perspective in our day and age.

Engaging, important book for parents!

Such an interesting read around WHY children need unstructured play and time outdoors! Lots of encouragement, humor, and data-driven explanations of children’s need to have a childhood.

Wonderful

What a fantastic book. I will absolutely listen again. So much wisdom. So well written. And I love that the audio book is read by the author.

Refreshing

As a Mom of a 2 yr old and 8 month old, this was a much needed and timely book to listen to! I am inspired and encouraged and pressure lifted from what our days “should” look like and freed up to think about what they “could” look like; full of play, adventure and fun! Thank you Ginny! Also, love your narration!

Grounding, Inspiring

Great listen! Loads of great information about ways in which we can find balance in our busy, mainstream lives.

A great perspective!

This book spoke to my homeschooling momma soul. I laughed, I cried, I related and I opened my brain up to trying some new things the author mentioned. I was already on a mission to spend more time outdoors, but this book taught me so much more about how my kids will learn through the mere change of “taking it all outside.” We will definitely be take taking the 1000hrs challenge and joining the community. What a great perspective our generation has forgotten about. It’s our roots!