WEBVTT - Practice TOAD time

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio.

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<v Speaker 2>Good Morning. This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Today's tip is to rally your family or roommates for

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<v Speaker 2>toad time, that is time to gather outside after dinner.

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<v Speaker 2>This spring, my family set the norm of at least

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<v Speaker 2>trying to go outside most nights after dinner. My little

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<v Speaker 2>boys in particular, that's my three year old and eight

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<v Speaker 2>year old love playing in the yard until it gets dark.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a good way to pass the time before bedtime.

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<v Speaker 2>When I started talking about time outside after dinner, my

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<v Speaker 2>eleven year old daughter gave this routine a delightful name,

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<v Speaker 2>toad time, because that's what you get with the first

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<v Speaker 2>letters of each word. After thinking about it for a

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<v Speaker 2>while and realizing that we are repeating the word time

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<v Speaker 2>in this acronym, I think we might modify it to

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<v Speaker 2>together outside after dinner, because honestly, being out there with

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<v Speaker 2>others is part of the appeal. Whatever your household configuration,

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<v Speaker 2>you might enjoy toad time too. We have all heard

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<v Speaker 2>that being outside boosts our moods. Beyond that, I find

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<v Speaker 2>that being outside to gather foster's connection.

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<v Speaker 3>My kids really play with each other outside when they

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<v Speaker 3>are climbing trees, or sliding down the slide on our

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<v Speaker 3>place set, or creating a restaurant kitchen in a log pile.

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<v Speaker 3>When folks stay inside, they tend to head to their

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<v Speaker 3>own rooms and do their own thing. Many times that

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<v Speaker 3>involves being on devices, But being outside creates occasions to

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<v Speaker 3>have fun or relax together. If your household looks different

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<v Speaker 3>than ours, your toaed time may look different too. If

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<v Speaker 3>you have teenagers, maybe you'd like to play cards or

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<v Speaker 3>jinga or pictionary on your porch. If it's you and

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<v Speaker 3>a partner or roommates, maybe you want to have a

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<v Speaker 3>glass of wine or a cup of tea and chat.

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<v Speaker 3>If you have an elderly relative in your household, you

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<v Speaker 3>could invite her to share family memories while sitting outside.

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<v Speaker 3>It can even be nice to each curl up with

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<v Speaker 3>a good book and enjoy the fresh air and each

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<v Speaker 3>other's presence in silence. Or you can go somewhere if

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<v Speaker 3>you want, take a walk in your neighborhood, or bike

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<v Speaker 3>to a nearby park or ice cream shop. Visit your

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<v Speaker 3>neighbors because maybe they are having toad time too. One

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<v Speaker 3>of the benefits of summer is that the light lasts longer,

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<v Speaker 3>so you get extra opportunities for adventure or leisure that

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<v Speaker 3>are hard to pull off during the winter when you

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<v Speaker 3>are in school or at work. It doesn't have to

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<v Speaker 3>be hard to enjoy toad time. All you have to

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<v Speaker 3>do is put on your shoes and maybe some bugspray,

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<v Speaker 3>set aside your devices and chores for a little while,

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<v Speaker 3>and go outside. Let the toad time unfold from there.

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<v Speaker 3>If your household tries toad time, I'd love to hear

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<v Speaker 3>how it goes. You can reach me at Laura at

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<v Speaker 3>Laura vandercam dot com. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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<v Speaker 3>our text.

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