{"id":63753,"date":"2017-05-02T10:19:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T15:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=63753"},"modified":"2026-10-13T08:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T13:53:50","slug":"podcast-300-raise-free-range-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/social\/fatherhood\/podcast-300-raise-free-range-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #300: How to Raise Free Range Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month we ran a four-part series about the origins and downsides of overprotective parenting and how to raise more independent kids<\/a>. My guest on the podcast today was a key resource in that series and has been at the forefront of battling helicopter parenting for nearly a decade. Her name is Lenore Skenazy and she\u2019s the author of Free-Range Kids: How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts with Worry)<\/a>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Today<\/span> on the show, Lenore and I discuss how being labeled \u201cAmerica\u2019s Worst Mom\u201d led her to become a leader of a movement to give kids more unsupervised time, the cultural shifts that have happened in the past 30 years that have resulted in overprotective parenting, and why, contrary to popular belief, the chance of your kid getting abducted by a stranger is actually incredibly small. Along the way, Lenore shares some crazy stories of parents getting in trouble with the law simply for letting their children play outside by themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

We end our conversation with some actionable steps you can take as a parent to raise independent, self-reliant kids and why it\u2019s important for them to have as much unsupervised play as possible. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a parent or a parent-to-be, you don\u2019t want to miss this hilarious, but informative episode.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last month we ran a four-part series about the origins and downsides of overprotective parenting and how to raise more independent kids. My guest on the podcast today was a key resource in that series and has been at the forefront of battling helicopter parenting for nearly a decade. 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