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Reasons to Let Our Kids Be Free Range Kids With Lenore Skenazy
Reasons to Let Our Kids Be Free Range Kids With Lenore Skenazy
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65 minutes
Released:
May 15, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Episode Highlights With LenoreHow she initially rose to fame by letting her child ride the subway alone and how she got the title “America’s worst mom” because of itThe way we got to a point where we're afraid to let our kids do things that many of us remember doingCrime is lower now than when we were kids so why are we more worried?Two big things that happened in the 1980s that shifted parenting in the USBig factors that have influenced why we have more fear around parenting nowWhy we all have the desire to keep our kids safe but the downsides of an over curated childhoodThe negative effects of over curated childhood for childrenWhy more kids are having depression and anxiety and how kids feeling underestimated can contribute to thisHow too much control is harming children and why kids need an internal locus of controlIndependence, responsibility, and trust all help contribute to this internal locus of control for kidsWhat the Let Grow Project is and the free resources they haveHow to rewire your own fears as a parent to feel safe in letting our kids have more independenceResources We MentionFree-Range Kids: How Parents and Teachers Can Let Go and Let Grow by Lenore SkenazyLet Grow WebsiteLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottFree to Learn by Peter GrayThe Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan HaidtRange: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
Released:
May 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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14: Stop the Sugar Madness: Today, I’m taking a break from normal podcast interviews to step on my soapbox for a few minutes. I love doing interviews (you can check them all out here), but a recent experience reminded me of the importance of this issue and I didn’t want to wait for an interview to talk about it. Any guesses as to what the issue is? I’ll give you a hint- it is an addictive substance that is linked to various types of disease and is especially harmful to children who are exposed. Nicotine? Nope. Illicit drugs? Those too, but no. Asbestos? Yes, but not today’s topic. Another hint- It is molecularly similar to cocaine and harmful to the liver. Alcohol? No. Vegetable oils? Nope, but those are bad too. Toxic cleaning chemicals? No, but I would recommend using natural alternatives to those as well. Today, I’m ranting about SUGAR. Why? Because I decided to count for a week and my children were offered refined sugar in some form 21 times! The scary part is that we avoid a lot o by The Wellness Mama Podcast