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Founder, Free-Range Kids. President, Let Grow. Book: amzn.to/3DM2Wrv Let Grow: letgrow.org/ Me: Lskenazy at Yahoo
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Blame ‘Worst-First Thinking’ for Rise in Helicopter Parenting — and Decline of Childhood Independence

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By Lenore Skenazy
| The New York Sun Verified
Opinion Neglect is only when you put your child in obvious, serious, likely danger. America's laws tend to discourage childhood independence. Gizem Gökce via Pexels.com You may have read the story of the Williamsburg, Virginia, mom, Karyann Parkinson, who let her son walk half a mile in their gated community to gather goose feathers.
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It's Not a Crime to Trust Your Kids

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By Lenore Skenazy
| Creators Verified
You may have read the story of Karyann Parkinson, the Williamsburg, Virginia, mom who let her son walk half a mile in their gated community to gather goose feathers. Sam, 5, was fine. He and Karyann had been out earlier that same day, and he wanted to go back where they'd just been, passing a pond on the way. Eight months pregnant with child No. 5, she told Sam, "Sure, go have fun while I make lunch." But someone called security when they saw the boy alone.
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It's Not a Crime to Trust Your Kids

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By Lenore Skenazy
| ArcaMax
You may have read the story of Karyann Parkinson, the Williamsburg, Virginia, mom who let her son walk half a mile in their gated community to gather goose feathers. Sam, 5, was fine. He and Karyann had been out earlier that same day, and he wanted to go back where they'd just been, passing a pond on the way. Eight months pregnant with child No. 5, she told Sam, "Sure, go have fun while I make lunch." But someone called security when they saw the boy alone.
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