Bribe them or tell them you'll never feed them ever again or withdraw all love and warmth - failing that - you could try one of the following:
- Don't tell them they are going on a walk - tell them your all going to the park/shops/pond ie - make it an "outing"
- Take a picnic!! Even if its a handfull of bits the kids'll love it. Drive somewhere if need be - get out the car - walk to your destination (the picnic table) scoff your goodies and burn it off running/hopping/giggling back to to the car.
- Don't march their little legs off them - they'll never go out with you again. Our youngest will go for walks, but not long ones. So we try to get him out every once in a while on nice, short little mooche up to the canal. We are lucky as we also have a ford here the kids can run through so in the summer - any excuse and off we go. But we also used to live in town near a park so would go there and walk the long way back - all in all - only about 30 mins.
- Go at their pace! Who remembers being hurried along by an impatient grandad!! They'll enjoy it more if you drop your speed.
- Give them a special rucksack with an extra warm layer in and a few tricks. A magnifying glass, sun block, packet of rolo's and note book and pencil!
- Let them bring a friend - make a treasure hunt or I-spy/bingo - you'll end up with half the street coming with you - but atleast your getting out and about!!
- Finally - look at them when they are talking to you. Remember when they where babies and every form of communication was face to face? Well have you noticed that once they can walk and you stand side by side, sometime you forget to look at them. But they don't - and when they walk, they tend to talk (its a special gift kids have, kicks in when you're on the loo, in the bath, on the phone or trying to read)Anyway the point is - engage with your kids and have fun!