Why You Should Let Your Kids Take Risks - Lenore Skenazy

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I sat down with Lenore Skenazy, founder of the ‘free-range kids’ movement, to explore how fear-based parenting is holding our children back. Once dubbed “The World’s Worst Mom” for letting her 9-year-old ride the New York City subway alone, Lenore has since become a powerful voice challenging the culture of overprotection and anxiety that dominates American parenting. She explains how safetyism, media sensationalism, and misguided laws have created a generation of kids who are less confident, less capable, and more dependent than ever before. Lenore is also the co-founder of Let Grow, an organization dedicated to making it “easy, normal, and legal” to get kids out into the world. Subscribe and ring the notification bell so you don’t miss a single video! Follow Dad Saves America on Substack: https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/ Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/podcast Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website? Follow Lenore on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/FreeRangeKids Learn more about Let Grow: https://letgrow.org/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12566296070&gbraid=0AAAAACiZd3IWxylN25lbtWazgN-I9BMWb&gclid=Cj0KCQjwoZbBBhDCARIsAOqMEZXmIfShjY9u4V6kj3Z9BCi7HiM5WBNdeXKwydzyDSMxpAXmzKJ5vfcaAtRPEALw_wcB “Off the Rails” mini-doc: https://youtu.be/bxPPJVbygzs?si=bZUWzMUIZI71Bd8o _____________________________________ Our Website: https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/ _____________________________________ Outline: [0:00] The World’s Worst Mom [10:22] How the “news” made parents afraid [20:12] Expert culture overcomplicated parenting [25:05] “Law and Order” isn’t real life [30:44] We need action leaders, not thought leaders [38:53] Parental anxiety is a societal mental illness [45:53] How “Let Grow” became a clinical treatment [57:46] Kids need to learn not to outsource their discomfort [1:05:26] The creative process, hero’s journey, and freedom [1:13:11] How the government makes the problem worse [1:27:16] Did wealth and progressivism ruin childhood? [1:38:02] Will the collapse of experts reset parenting? [1:42:09] Phone surveillance eliminates trust building [1:49:42] The tide might be turning Dad Saves America explores the philosophies and practical steps we need to raise capable, curious, independent adults ready to thrive in a virtuous free society... and want to keep it that way. We’ve had many experts in the studio, including Jonathan Haidt, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Troy Kotsur, John Mackey, Ben Askren, and Adam Carolla. #childdevelopment #parenting #independence