A recent paper in the journal Pediatrics suggested that parents hover more than they think they do, and that the increases in kids’ anxiety and depression might be related to that lack of independence. Miranda and Sarah explore the implications of this way of thinking about our kids’ well-being, the possibility that they themselves ‘helicopter’ more than they mean to, and what it is about modern parenthood that makes us want to wrap our kids in bubble wrap. Plus, an update on Harriet The Spy, what Ramona Quimby’s parents know that we don’t, and the pros and cons of a Killers of The Flower Moon / Eras movie double feature.

Links:

Mott Poll on Kids and Independence

Journal of Pediatrics Study on Children’s Mental Health and Independent Play

Melinda Wenner Moyer on Substack

Raising Kids Would Be So Much Better Without Cars

When Is It OK To Leave Your Child Alone In A Hotel Room?

Kid-Culture Recs:

Ramona The Pest

Taylor Swift & The Eras Tour movie

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