Whenever young kids are along, we often fished locally, and targeted shallow water rockfish and bass because they bite readily and therefore provide the kind of fast-paced action kids enjoy.

Here’s what kids need to know to be confident outdoors, so they can build both skills and memories. The hazard: wild mammals Getting too close to a squirrel can result in stay-away-from-me bites.

My children’s generation has new challenges that I never had such as mobile phones, social media, 24-hour access to kids TV programs and other modern technologies that constantly compete for ...