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Climbing Gold

Climbing With Kids

May 17, 2024
Paige Claassen and Emily Harrington share insights on balancing climbing and parenthood, managing climbing activities as parents to young children, adapting climbing styles while parenting, finding balance between climbing and family responsibilities, and the challenges of returning to climbing post-pregnancy. They discuss the unique experiences of parenting climbers and the joys of introducing children to new sports activities.
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Quick takeaways

  • Parenting demands more energy and attention than expected, requiring significant adjustments and increased workload.
  • Transitioning to outdoor climbing with kids involves logistical challenges and necessitates support from partners, reevaluating risk tolerance and time management.

Deep dives

Adapting to Parenting Two Kids

Balancing parenting with two kids has proven to be more challenging than expected. Initially thinking that managing a second child would be 50% more work, the reality turned out to be more demanding than anticipated, as the workload more than doubled. Despite initial thoughts that additional children wouldn't drastically change the efficiency scales, the experience proved otherwise, requiring a significant increase in energy and attention.

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