How to Raise Strong Confident Kids: Lenore Skenazy on Free Range Parenting and Early Childhood

Emotional Badass

Nikki Eisenhauer

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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In this episode Nikki Eisenhauer sits down with Lenore Skenazy, the face behind the Free Range Kids movement, to delve into the transformative power of free range parenting. Together, they explore how this approach not only challenges the prevailing culture of overprotection and safetyism but also significantly contributes to early childhood education and early childhood development by fostering resilience, independence, and a deeper trust in children's capabilities. Through a blend of personal anecdotes and professional insights, this conversation sheds light on the necessity of reevaluating our parenting practices to empower the next generation to navigate life's challenges with confidence and strength. Visit Lenore's Organization here: www.letgrow.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.0	Hello, welcome to Emotional Badass, where Moxie meets Mindful.
1:07.0	I'm your host Nicky Eisenhower, and on today's episode I'm interviewing Lenore Schenasey on the benefits of free-range parenting. Our kids are so much smarter, safer and stronger that our culture gives them credit for.
1:34.3	And instead, we're sort of undermining their development by assuming they can't handle things.
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