How to let your kids go – so they can grow | Lenore Skenazy | How to Be a Better Human | TED

"How do you raise confident and capable children in a seemingly scary and unsafe world? According to Lenore Skenazy, the solution is simple yet controversial — you leave the kids alone. Lenore is the president of Let Grow and the founder of the Free Range Kids Movement where she argues that parents don’t need to hover over their kids as much because they’ll be more than okay — they’ll thrive. Chris and Lenore discuss why overprotecting kids can backfire, how parents might be unintentionally stifling children’s innate curiosity, and why one of the best tools to teach kids is to step away and let them learn and problem-solve themselves.

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Host: Chris Duffy (Instagram: @chrisiduffy | https://chrisduffycomedy.com)
Guest: Lenore Skenazy (Instagram: @lenoreskenazy_freerange | LinkedIn: @lenoreskenazy | Website: https://www.freerangekids.com/)

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Instagram: @letgroworg
LinkedIn: @letgrow
Join Let Grow (free!): https://letgrow.org/join
Raising Independent Kids Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/FreeRangeKids/
Free Range Kids: How Parents and Teachers Can Let Go and Let Grow: https://www.amazon.com/Free-Range-Kids-Parents-Teachers-Grow/dp/1119782147
Lenore's TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whaesnYloMQ

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