Free-Range Parenting: A Mom’s Guide to Raising Independent Kids
From Stossel
Video Description
> Parents are more scared than ever. The media warn of “Stranger Danger.”
> Lenore Skenazy says this is foolish. Parents should let their kids be MORE independent.
> She calls it “Free Range” parenting. She says kids are healthier when given unsupervised freedom. Parents are happier too.
> But what about the kidnappings?
> Skenazy points out those are extremely rare. It’s MUCH safer for kids to walk outside than ride in a car, yet parents rarely worry about driving.
> Today in America, some parents have even be arrested for letting their kids walk outside alone.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I had a ton of autonomy as a kid. This trend towards hyper-monitoring of kids really disturbs me. There are a bunch of states in the US where it's illegal to allow kids to do pretty much anything outside the home without adult oversight.
originally posted at