How to Be a Better Human — How to build your kid's confidence — by leaving them alone (w/ Lenore Skenazy)

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How to build your kid's confidence — by leaving them alone (w/ Lenore Skenazy)

How to Be a Better Human

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…

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