Reasons to Let Our Kids Be Free Range Kids With Lenore Skenazy

How she initially rose to fame by letting her child ride the subway alone and how she got the title “America’s worst mom” because of it

The way we got to a point where we're afraid to let our kids do things that many of us remember doing

Crime is lower now than when we were kids so why are we more worried?

Two big things that happened in the 1980s that shifted parenting in the US

Big factors that have influenced why we have more fear around parenting now

Why we all have the desire to keep our kids safe but the downsides of an over curated childhood

The negative effects of over curated childhood for children

Why more kids are having depression and anxiety and how kids feeling underestimated can contribute to this

How too much control is harming children and why kids need an internal locus of control

Independence, responsibility, and trust all help contribute to this internal locus of control for kids

What the Let Grow Project is and the free resources they have

How to rewire your own fears as a parent to feel safe in letting our kids have more independence