Dads! Let’s say you’re on a longer hike through a beautiful National, State, Regional or County park and one or more of your kids is stating that he is tired and doesn’t want to walk anymore. Say this: Oh, I know what you guys need. A walking stick! Then make one (i.e. find a fallen branch and tear off the extra bits) for each child.
It might gain you an extra half mile.
Idea source: My Wife. It worked great.
I think that would definitely work with my 2-year old daughter, once. The problem I’d have is the next time we went hiking, she’d immediately say she wants a hiking stick.
So do it, and she’ll want to walk for awhile.
Then if she starts to complain say, “Oh, you must need a better walking stick, let’s look for one.”