* ur interview guest today has been a journalist and writer for many years and earned herself the title of "Worst Mom in America." I'm so proud to interview her because she earned that title when she let her 9-year-old ride the subway alone and wasn't afraid to write about it in a major publication. :)Growing wings from the firestorm that ensued, she published a book called Free-Range Kids and has been an advocate for letting kids grow ever since. She encourages legislation to protect parents when they are making wise choices for their children's independence and even has a nonprofit offering curriculum to schools and families with the sole purpose of encouraging adults to step back so that children can step up.If you want to raise healthy, independent adults, this half-hour will enlighten and inspire you, edifying you to push back in the face of a culture that seems to be flying away with helicopter parenting.Let's ground that movement!Lenore shares:* How we got to this point and what the real crime statistics are* What "future-proofing" is and how we can incorporate it into parenting* The role of fear dosing in raising competent human beings* Why Lenore and I think that using sharp knives isn't even a risk but should be a requirement for childhood* The root cause behind increasing depression and anxiety in our children's generation* How doggone easy it is to raise children a bit more like our own childhood went downPlease recommend the Let Grow curriculum to your school, or grab the parent version and raise the bar for your kids every year!If you have a child over 13, send this scholarship contest to them! https://letgrow.org/think-for-yourself-scholarship When I was in high school, I wrote essays for just about everything, especially the small/random ones, and got a LOT of scholarship money and even a trip to Europe out of it all! Including...and this is very ironic now...$1000 college money from Tylenol.Resources we Mentioned for Raising Confident Children* Lenore's website: www.letgrow.org* Let Grow Independence Kit: FREE to download -- there are ideas for things your kids to do independently and an explanation of how independence makes kids less anxious, more confident, and competent. https://letgrow.org/free-curriculum-independence-kit* Follow Let Grow! on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LetGrowOrg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LetGrowOrg* Follow Lenore on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreeRangeKids Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreeRangeKids* Lenore's book Free-Range Kids: https://amzn.to/386mZ6H* Range by David Epstein: https://amzn.to/356xAN9* Benefits of letting kids fail with Jessica Lahey: https://kidscookrealfood.com/letting-kids-fail/* Raising adults with Julie Lythcott-Haimes: https://kidscookrealfood.com/raising-successful-adults/* Challenges to raising adults in today's culture: https://kidscookrealfood.com/challenges-raising-adults/As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.Visit the Kids Cook Real Food eCourse and see how we teach children confidence in the kitchen: https://kidscookrealfood.comFind all the Kids Cook Real Food Healthy Parenting Connector videos at https://youtu.be/GVRq0m-Ehe4
