Gina Rich, Author at North State Parent magazine

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Gina Rich

Gina Rich is a writer in Wisconsin focusing on parenting, health, and the natural world. Her work appears in the Washington Post, Notre Dame Magazine, Next Avenue, and other outlets.

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The greatest gift we can give our children is not protection from the world, but the confidence and tools to cope and grow.

My Mother Hid Her Cancer Diagnosis from Me – I Made a Different Choice with My Own Children

By Gina Rich | January 30, 2025

In the summer of 1998, I returned home after a yearlong college study abroad program. One day as my mother and I were catching up, the conversation took an odd […]

Why Kids Need Risky Play to Thrive

By Gina Rich | July 29, 2023

When my youngest daughter learned to ride her bike last summer, my husband and I promptly snapped a photo to document the milestone. In the picture, our daughter looks triumphant, her feet resting comfortably […]

Nature — and focused ecotherapy — improves mental health and gives us a feeling of being interconnected.

A Focus On Nature Is Changing Therapy For Kids

By Gina Rich | March 6, 2023

Join me on a dog walk,” I said to my kids one afternoon. They sighed as if I had suggested they spend the day memorizing the library’s card catalogue system. But their moods lightened […]