I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.”
Flannery O’Connor
Travel Tips
- 4 Ways to Take a Facebook Break Without Missing Anything, FunOrangeCountyParks.com
- How to Prevent Seasickness on California Boat Trips, FunOrangeCountyParks.com
- Summer of the Humpback on California’s Central Coast, FunOrangeCountyParks.com
Family Travel
- Top 10 Things to Do in Copenhagen with Kids, Trekaroo.com
- Top 10 Things to Do in Zurich with Kids, Trekaroo.com
- Road Trip Planning Trips for Parents, SandyToesandPopsicles.com
- Point Reyes Family Travel Tips, FunOrangeCountyParks.com
Parenting
- Hummingbird Parenting Explained, FunOrangeCountyParks.com
- How to Be a Hummingbird Parent, FunOrangeCountyParks.com
- Practice 2 Simple Parenting Strategies and Never Entertain Your Kids Again, FunOrangeCountyParks.com
- 5 Reasons Why You Should Relish (Rather Than Dread) Summer With Your Kids, FunOrangeCountyParks.com
Play
- Creating a Childhood, OC Family Magazine Cover Story
- Get Your Kids Outdoors, OC Family Magazine Cover Story
- For new year, get serious about play, OC Register newspaper, Family Section Cover
- How to Be a Good Digital Citizen Outdoors, Children & Nature Network Blog
- Using parental superpowers for play, KABOOM.org
Speaking Engagements & Community Events
- Hummingbird Parenting (Find Your Fire in Nature), MOPS Talk at Mount of Olive Mission Viejo, March 2019
- Strategy Matters, National Association for Interpretation, 2017 Wild West Regional Workshop Presentation (Orange County)
- Acorn Day at O’Neill Regional Park
- Importance of Play, Mom & Tot OC + Mama Bear Club OC
- Social Interpretation Strategies, National Association for Interpretation, 2015 Wild West Regional Workshop Presentation (Malibu)
- Orange County Wraparound Resource Fair, Family Support Network
Please contact me via email at coaching@michelewhiteaker.com — or visit my profile on LinkedIn to connect there.