"Ainsley Arment has emerged as one of the most prominent voices in [this] grass-roots community." — New York Times

Your family was made for connection, wonder, and adventure, and this essential parenting guide is your map to create the family culture you deserve—from the founder of Wild + Free.

As parents, we dream of creating a magical childhood for our kids, yet it can be so easy to slip into autopilot. Ainsley Arment—a mother of five, founder of the thriving community Wild + Free, and bestselling author—is no stranger to the barrage of decisions, opportunities, and daily tasks that each day brings. But what Ainsley has discovered on her journey of motherhood is that the magic of life isn’t found in the hustle and bustle of constant activity but in the intentional ordinary decisions of our days. And when we assume that a family has to look or act a certain way, we miss the opportunity to build a meaningful and fulfilling life together.

Drawn from her family's stories and those shared by the Wild + Free community, The Wild + Free Family explores how to create a family culture that breaks the mold by seeking to connect with our children, unleash their gifts, pursue a shared vision together, and redeem generational patterns of brokenness, among so much more. Inside these pages are Ainsley’s words of encouragement, honesty, and wisdom, guiding all parents to create a home where families can forge their own path to love stronger, live more fully, and grow closer to each other.

How do you create a family culture filled with connection and wonder in the midst of modern pressures?

• Intentional Parenting: Move beyond autopilot and the hustle of constant activity to make meaningful, ordinary decisions that build a magical childhood for your kids.
• Connection Over Correction: Discover how to connect with your children’s hearts, unleash their unique gifts, and foster a home environment where they feel seen, understood, and loved.
• Breaking Generational Cycles: Learn how to redeem what's been broken in your own story and create a new legacy of love and wholeness for generations to come.
• A Grace-Filled Approach: Find honest wisdom and gentle encouragement from author Ainsley Arment, founder of the worldwide Wild + Free community, as she shares her own family's stories.

"Insisting that parents get to choose whether their kids grow up stressed or peaceful, Arment covers such topics as creating a family culture, embracing adventure as a classroom, and how to 'not grow weary' as a parent. A wealth of personal anecdotes and feel-good wisdom . . . this is just right." — Publishers Weekly

Ainsley Arment is the founder and leader of Wild + Free, cohost of the weekly Wild + Free podcast, and author of The Call of the Wild + Free. As she leads this movement of raising kids and homeschooling in a new way, she thinks deeply about making the most of life and ensuring that her children have a fertile seedbed for their own uniqueness and creativity. She and her husband, Ben, are raising their five kids, Wyatt, Dylan, Cody, Annie, and Millie, in Virginia Beach.