Free-Range Kids - 2nd Edition

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

List of contents

Foreword xi
 
Introduction to the Introduction xv
 
The Actual Introduction Already xvii
 
1 Know When to Worry 1
 
Play Dates and Axe Murderers: How to Tell The Difference
 
2 Turn off the News 11
 
Go Easy On The Law and Order, Too
 
3 Avoid Experts 23
 
Who Knew You Were Doing Everything Wrong? . . . .
 
Them!
 
4 Boycott Baby Knee Pads 35
 
And the Rest of the Kiddie Safety-Industrial Complex
 
5 Don't Think Like a Lawyer 47
 
Some Risks Are Worth It
 
6 Ignore the Blamers 57
 
They Don't Know Your Kid Like You Do
 
7 Eat Chocolate 69
 
Give Halloween Back to the Trick-or-Treaters
 
8 Study History 81
 
Your Ten-Year-Old Would Have Been Forging Horseshoes
 
(or at Least Delivering Papers)
 
9 Be Worldly 95
 
Why Other Countries Are Laughing at Zee Scaredy-Cat
 
Americans
 
10 Get Braver 107
 
Quit Trying to Control Everything. It Doesn't Work
 
Anyway.
 
11 Relax 121
 
Not Every Little Thing You Do Has That Much Impact
 
On Your Child's Development
 
12 Fail! 133
 
Easy! Educational! Fun!
 
13 Lock Them Out 145
 
Make Them Play--Or Else!
 
14 Listen to Your Kids 157
 
They Don't Want to Be Treated Like Babies
 
(Unless They Are Still Crawling, Etc.)
 
15 Take the Long View 167
 
Wasting Time Is Not a Waste Of Time
 
16 Trust Strangers 179
 
Even the Folks Who Put the Faces on the Milk Cartons
 
Aren't Too Worried
 
17 De-Fang Anxiety 191
 
Independence Is the New Prozac
 
18 Embrace (Some) Tech 207
 
We All Scream for iScreens
 
Calling All Educators 223
 
Conclusion 243
 
Acknowledgments 249
 
Sources 251
 
About the Author 263
 
Resources and Connecting 265
 
The Free-Range Kids Card 267
 
Index 269

Report

"Lenore and I bonded over crows and kids. This book is only about one of those, but it's still great. Hopefully she'll get around to a book on crows someday."
--Dax Shepard, host, Armchair Expert
 
"A bubbly but potent corrective for the irrational fears that drive so many parents crazy."
--Dr. Robert Needlman, co-author, Dr Spock's Baby and Child Care, 9th Edition
 
"This book transformed the way I think about childhood, parenthood, freedom, and fear."
--Kim Brooks, author, Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear
 
"eirdly, I love this book! To begin with, it's laugh-out-loud funny. Plus, Lenore and I share a big belief: Kids can do so much more than our fearful culture thinks they can."
--Amy Chua, Yale Law Professor, author, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and Political Tribes
 
"Free-Range Kids is the best kind of manifesto: smart, funny, rigorous, sane, impassioned, and bristling with common sense. If you'e a parent, or planning to become one, read this book. You have nothing to lose-apart from your anxiety."
--Carl Honoré, author, In Praise of Slowness and 30 Days to Slow
 
"It still amazes me it took an activist like Skenazy to decriminalize activities I took for granted as a kid. I felt lucky to discover Skenazy while my kids were still young. I hope subsequent generations will benefit from her work."
--Bethany Ball, author, What to Do About the Solomons and The Pessimists
 
"Free-Range Kids makes the perfect baby shower gift."
--Nancy McDermott, author, The Problem with Parenting
 
"Moral insight without moralizing--how rare is that?"
--Amity Shlaes, author, The Forgotten Man
 
"Lenore Skenazy is a national hero."
--Mary Roach, author, Fuzz, Stiff, and Bonk
 
"Read this book--Mommy said you could."
--Penn Jillette, Penn & Teller

Product details

• Authors: L Skenazy, Lenore Skenazy, Skenazy Lenore
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781119782148
• ISBN: 978-1-119-78214-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Erziehung, Ratgeber, Education, Self-help, Ratgeber Erziehung, Bildungswesen, parenting, Allg. Bildungswesen