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DispatchFatherhoodAugust 1, 20251 min read

How much risk is healthy to expose your children to?

The other day I asked my wife if she thought it’d be alright to take our daughter down to the river to swim. It was hot, the air was heavy, and that water looked perfect.

She paused, then said, “It flows through town. What if there’s E. coli? What if it’s not clean?”

I didn’t dismiss her concern. She’s thoughtful. Protective. Intuitive. Sometimes overly w…

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Austin Nicholas

Father, outdoorsman, and guide to raising resilient kids through wilderness and adventure.

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