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Mendo Lake Family Life

Local Dads Walk and Talk

It’s difficult being a father. One in ten dads suffers from Paternal Postpartum Depression and up to 16 percent have anxiety. In order to keep mental health strong, dads need community, says the National Institute for Children’s Health Equality. Enter the Dad’s Walking Group. Dads, grandfathers, uncles, social workers, and any other male-identifying caregivers are invited to bring their kids to Mendo Leap, a children’s educational center in Ukiah, and then walk to the Great Redwood Trail with their strollers, skates, scooters, and wagons. From the trailhead, they will travel to the trail’s music installation and then back to Mendo Leap. The walk will be held on August 3, 9–10 a.m., and is free; post-walk play (not required) at Mendo Leap is $15 per child and includes free admission for two adults. Admission for babies younger than six months, without siblings, is $5, or free if infants attend with a sibling. For more information, go to mendoleap.com/Calendar.