Is your child unable to entertain themselves without a device or an adult?
Does your child refuse to go outside unless someone will play with them?
Does your child need you to direct their play, unless they're on a screen?
Is your child losing the ability to create and imagine?
Do they give up the moment something isn't easy?
Do you find yourself stepping in because watching them struggle is too hard?
When you imagine your kids all grown up, you probably hope they'll be able to roll with disappointment, persevere when things are hard, and find their footing when life doesn't go as planned.
You want them to be strong enough to handle a difficult boss, a painful breakup, a friendship that falls apart — and come out the knowing they're okay.
Something is getting in the way of our kids developing that kind of grit and studier. They have more activities, more devices, and more adult attention than any generation before them.
But they're less willing to try hard things. Less able to sit with boredom. Less confident that they can figure things out without our intervention.
The very scaffolding we've built around them--out of love and the best of intentions--may be the thing preventing them from discovering what they're made of.
In this class, you'll gain a clearer picture of what your child actually needs from you and the tools to make that shift without guilt, or confusion.
Lenore Skenazy is a speaker, author, and syndicated columnist who became a household name — and was dubbed "America's Worst Mom" — after letting her 9-year-old ride the New York City subway alone in 2008. The backlash sparked a movement. She went on to write Free-Range Kids, found the Free-Range Kids blog, and co-found Let Grow with Jonathan Haidt and Peter Gray, a nonprofit whose mission is to make it easy, normal, and legal to give kids the independence they need to grow into capable, confident adults. Her 2025 TED Talk was named one of TED's 10 Essential Talks of the year.
The material covered in this class will help parents of toddlers through young adults.
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