Free-Range Kids: How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts with Worry)

Learn to raise independent, can-do kids with a new edition of the book that started a movement

　　In the newly revised and expanded Second Edition of Free-Range Kids, New York columnist-turned-movement leader Lenore Skenazy delivers a compelling and entertaining look at how we got so worried about everything our kids do, see, eat, read, wear, watch and lick -- and how to bid a whole lot of that anxiety goodbye. With real-world examples, advice, and a gimlet-eyed look at the way our culture forces fear down our throats,  Skenazy describes how parents and educators can step back so kids step up. Positive change is faster, easier and a lot more fun than you’d believe. This is the book that has helped millions of American parents feel brave and optimistic again – and the same goes for their kids.

　　Using research, humor, and feisty common sense, the book shows:

• How parents can reject the media message, “Your child is in horrible danger!”
• How schools can give students more independence -- and what happens when they do. (Hint: Teachers love it.)
• How everyone can relax and successfully navigate a judge-y world filled with way too many warnings, scolds and brand new fears

　　Perfect for parents and guardians of children of all ages, Free-Range Kids will also earn a place in the libraries of K-12  educators who want their students to blossom with newfound confidence and cheer.

Lenore Skenazy (New York, NY), a journalist by trade, spent 14 years at the New York Daily News as a reporter-turned-opinion columnist, and two more at The New York Sun. In 2008, after her column Why I Let My 9 Year Old Ride the Subway Alone landed her on several national talk shows from The Today Show to Dr. Phil, Lenore founded the book and blog Free-Range Kids. In addition to her own reality TV show, World’s Worst Mom, Lenore has lectured internationally from Microsoft to DreamWorks to the Sydney Opera House, and has been profiled everywhere from The New York Times to The New Yorker. She also founded the nonprofit organization Let Grow with the goal of turning agreement into action, making it easy and normal to give kids the same kid of freedom older generations had growing up. Lenore received her B.A. from Yale and her master’s degree from Columbia.