Here’s my theory: One reason parents/teachers/adults are spending so much time hovering over kids is that they are spending so…
Browsing: Helicopter Effect on Kids
Jonathan Haidt, the NYU Professor who, with First Amendment firebrand Greg Lukianoff co-authored the explosive Atlantic piece,”The Coddling of the…
This thoughtful note came in response to my post about the child-tracking devices being marketed for Halloween. These devices promise…
Riveting thread on Reddit: “Children of Helicopter Parents: What was the worst or most embarrassing thing they put you through?”…
A new app lets folks walking home alert their friends and family until someone among them agrees to “virtually” walk…
My buddy Michelle Icard, author of Middle School Makeover, read the recent blog post here about the app that lets…
What an honest — and funny! and sad! and exhilarating endorsement of Free-Range Kids by veteran journalist Philip Lerman. His…
UPDATE: TAG HAS BEEN REINSTATED! HERE’S A NOTE FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON ITS WEBSITE! District responds to concerns about…
A note I got: Dear Free-Range Kids: I need help and an answer to what I should do. I’m 14…
. This is the article everyone’s talking about: The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt,…