Meghan Author

Meghan J. Ward is an outdoor, travel and adventure writer based in Banff, Alberta, and the founder of both <a href="http://adventurousparents.com/">The Adventures in Parenthood Project</a> and <a href="http://thecampsiteblog.com/">The Campsite Blog</a>. A mountain sport enthusiast, she also enjoys international travel, photography, yoga and healthy cooking. <a href="http://meghanjoyward.com/">meghanjoyward.com</a>

Is Outdoor Adventure Too Risky for Parents? Part 2

My husband recently had the chance to go on his first big mountaineering trip since we had our daughter, now five months old. The climb to...

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When You Can’t Spend Your Summer Vacation Playing Outside…

Writer Meghan Ward reflects on giving up her usual summer activities to care for her newborn daughter. ...

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Is Outdoor Adventure Too Risky For Parents? Part 1

What kinds of risks am I willing to take in the outdoors now that I am a mother? Has my approach to the...

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Getting My Body Back

I wondered what my body would be like once the baby was born, and how quickly I would “bounce back.”...

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Nine Hundred Square Feet: The First Few Weeks of Motherhood

After twenty-eight hours of labour, I was holding Maya in my arms, hoping motherhood would come as naturally...

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The Amautik and the Mother-Baby Bond

The amautik, a parka with a built-in baby pouch in the hood, is a clever garment, developed out of necessity...