Welcome to Deer River Wildground
At Wildground, we believe that childhood is not a problem to solve — it's a season to protect.
In a world that rushes kids to grow up, labels them too quickly, and disconnects families from their inner wisdom, we’re offering a different path.
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We are a nature-rooted, family-centered program that supports children and families through three powerful, preventative services:
Nature-Based Enrichment
Reclaiming Childhood Through Play, Curiosity, and Connection
Wildground Enrichment offers children a nature-immersed, screen-free environment where they can run, build, explore, and grow — all at their own pace. Grounded in early childhood best practices, our guides foster belonging, confidence, and social-emotional learning through unstructured outdoor play and gentle rhythm.
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Offered on site at our enrichment center in Denmark, New York from May-November.
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For children age 5-10
Parent Coaching
Confident, Compassionate Parenting Without the Burnout
Parenting is hard — but you don’t have to go it alone. Our coaching supports parents in navigating challenges like behavior struggles, emotional dysregulation, school resistance, and parenting through diagnoses. Rooted in relational neuroscience, child development, and real-life experience, we help you find clarity, tools, and calm.
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Virtual sessions nationwide
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For parents of children ages birth–18
Youth Coaching
Support for Kids & Teens — Without a Diagnosis or Label
Some kids don’t need therapy — they just need a guide. Our youth coaching offers proactive, strengths-based support for children and teens who may be struggling with confidence, emotional regulation, stress, or change. We build trust, offer tools, and help young people feel seen and empowered — all outside the therapy system.
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For youth age 5-18
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Virtual coaching with limited in person sessions at our NY location
From our family to yours — a return to wildhearted childhood.
At Deer River Wildground, we believe every child is born with wisdom, wonder, and wildness — and that childhood should be a place of freedom, not pressure. Whether your child needs a place to be wild and free, or your family needs more confidence, calm, and clarity, we’re here to help.
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We are the parents of three spirited boys who spend their days chasing frogs, building forts, and getting gloriously muddy. Wildground was born from our desire to protect what every child deserves: the space to roam, to wonder, to belong to the land — and to themselves.
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In the woods, our children aren’t being measured or managed. They’re exploring, creating, and becoming. They're learning the lost art of play — the kind that doesn’t come in a box or follow a script, but rises from within when children are given time, space, and trust.
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We created Wildground as a refuge and a response — a place where preventative mental health support is rooted in nature, nervous-system science, and relationship.
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This isn’t school. It’s not therapy. It’s something older and wilder. It’s a place where childhood runs free — and where every family who walks our trails becomes part of the story.
We’re so glad you’re here.
