Are Your Kids Free Range? with Lenore Skenazy

Raising Wildlings

Raising Wildlings
Are Your Kids Free Range? with Lenore Skenazy
Jun 06, 2023 Season 4 Episode 16
Vicci Oliver and Nicki Farrell

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Imagine being labeled America’s worst mother just because you made the conscious decision to allow your child to experience some independence. If you haven’t heard Lenore Skenazy’s story or read her book Free Range Kids, today’s episode is a great introduction to the Free Range Children and Grow Wild movements. 

👉  Lenore shares

  • The incredible story that catapulted her into this movement.
  • Some of the most rewarding outcomes she has seen in her own life and in the families she has worked with
  • What free-range parenting really is
  • The biggest myths about it
  • How people can start incorporating its principles into their own parenting style
  • Her response to the critics of free-range parenting arguing that it is irresponsible or even dangerous
  • The biggest challenges that parents face when trying to give their kids more independence
  • How parents can overcome those obstacles
  • How you can incorporate safety into free-range parenting
  • About the "Let Grow" initiative
  • What she hopes to see from parents and families adopting this style in the years to come

Full Show Notes Can Be Found Here:
https://www.raisingwildlings.com.au/blog/free-range-kids 


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