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Free-Range Kids: How Parents and Teachers Can Let Go and Let Grow
Written by Lenore Skenazy
Narrated by Ann Marie Lee
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
In the newly revised and expanded second edition of Free-Range Kids, New York columnist-turned-movement leader Lenore Skenazy delivers a compelling and entertaining look at how we got so worried about everything our kids do, see, eat, read, wear, watch, and lick—and how to bid a whole lot of that anxiety goodbye. With real-world examples, advice, and a gimlet-eyed look at the way our culture forces fear down our throats, Skenazy describes how parents and educators can step back so kids step up. Positive change is faster, easier, and a lot more fun than you'd believe. This is the book that has helped millions of American parents feel brave and optimistic again—and the same goes for their kids.
Using research, humor, and feisty common sense, the book shows:
● How parents can reject the media message, "Your child is in horrible danger!"
● How schools can give students more independence—and what happens when they do. (Hint: Teachers love it.)
● How everyone can relax and successfully navigate a judge-y world filled with way too many warnings, scolds, and brand new fears
Using research, humor, and feisty common sense, the book shows:
● How parents can reject the media message, "Your child is in horrible danger!"
● How schools can give students more independence—and what happens when they do. (Hint: Teachers love it.)
● How everyone can relax and successfully navigate a judge-y world filled with way too many warnings, scolds, and brand new fears
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Reviews for Free-Range Kids
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A lot of great information in here and just what our society needs! I would love to see the demands and judgements out on parents diminish significantly and see children benefit from it!
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5When an audiobook begins with saying they cannot be held accountable for actions from this book, that’s your first red flag. Apparently free range kids means to allow your 10 year old to stroll through a city by themselves without any adult supervision. To be free to get lost, eat candy and steal. Seriously! That’s what was said in the first chapter. I guess I picked the wrong kind of “free range parenting” book. In our day and age letting a child of any age, roam around without adult supervision just not safe. And encouraging parents to do so is the exact reason there’s a warning at the beginning of this book. I am not a negligent parent so this book is not for me.