Lenore Skenazy on free-range kids

Should parents let their child ride a bus alone in a big city? Lenore Skenazy talks about what could happen when you let your kid take such a big risk.
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Journalist and mom Lenore Skenzy made national headlines several years ago when she had her then 9-year-old son ride alone on the New York subway and wrote an article about it. Soon she was dubbed "America’s Worst Mom." Skenazy countered with a Free-Range Kids book and movement. In this video, she talks about what’s at stake by letting your child take such a potentially dangerous risk.

 

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