Lenore Skenazy - Free-Range Kids

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2 Title Page FREE-RANGE KIDS How Parents and Teachers Can Let Go and Let Grow Lenore Skenazy SECOND EDITION

3 Copyright

4 Dedication

5 Foreword

6 Introduction to the Introduction

7 The Actual Introduction Already

8 Commandment 1: Know When to Worry

9 Commandment 2: Turn off the News

10 Commandment 3: Avoid Experts

11 Commandment 4: Boycott Baby Knee Pads

12 Commandment 5: Don't Think Like a Lawyer

13 Commandment 6: Ignore the Blamers

14 Commandment 7: Eat Chocolate

15 Commandment 8: Study History

16 Commandment 9: Be Worldly

17 Commandment 10: Get Braver

18 Commandment 11: Relax

19 Commandment 12: Fail!

20 Commandment 13: Lock Them Out

21 Commandment 14: Listen to Your Kids

22 Commandment 15: Take the Long View

23 Commandment 16: Trust Strangers

24 Commandment 17: De-Fang Anxiety

25 Commandment 18: Embrace (Some) Tech

26 Calling All Educators

27 Conclusion

28 Acknowledgments

29 Sources Introduction Commandment 1: Know When to Worry Commandment 2: Turn off the News Commandment 3: Avoid Experts Commandment 4: Boycott Baby Knee Pads Commandment 5: Don't Think Like a Lawyer Commandment 6: Ignore the Blamers Commandment 7: Eat Chocolate Commandment 8: Study History Commandment 9: Be Worldly Commandment 10: Get Braver Commandment 11: Relax Commandment 12: Fail! Commandment 13: Lock Them Out Commandment 14: Listen to Your Kids Commandment 15: Take the Long View Commandment 16: Trust Strangers Commandment 17: De-Fang Anxiety Commandment 18: Embrace (Some) Tech Calling All Educators Conclusion

30 About the Author

31 Resources and ConnectingFollow Lenore Speaking Engagements Legislation and Advocacy School Programs Discussion Guides

32 Index

33 End User License Agreement

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“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

“Weirdly, 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're 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