Free-Range Kids

Free-Range Kids, Second Edition is a packed with practical advice to help parents and educators coach their children to independence and self-sufficiency. The book debunks dangerous myths and advocates for ration care with the Free-Range Parenting Commandments. Skenazy directs readers to see the difference between letting their kids walk to school and letting them walk through a firing range in a society that often sees those two things as synonymous. Using research studies, humor, and tried-and-true parenting advice, Skenazy will help parents relax, listen to their kids, and navigate parenting in a world with anxiety-inducing headlines and constant reruns of Law & Order. This new edition includes updated pop-culture references throughout, eliminates outdated information, includes new information about free-range parenting online, and provides strategies for implementing free-range style teaching in classrooms.