Heather ShumakerHeather Shumaker is a journalist whose writing has appeared in Parenting, Pregnancy, Organic Gardening, and other publications. She's a frequent speaker on parenting topics, an advocate for free, unstructured play, and has a special passion for nonprfits; before turning to writing full-time, she worked for The Nature Conservancy, Audubon Society, and many others. She holds an MS degree from the Institute for Environmental Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a BA from Swarthmore College. Read More Read Less