EP 256 LENORE SKENAZY: How to Let Grow and Raise Free-Range Kids (Season 8 Premiere)

In this episode, the first of season eight, I connect with the "Worst Mother in America," Lenore Skenazy, author of the book Free-Range Kids: How Parents and Teachers Can Let Go and Let Grow and the co-founder of the Let Grow organization and movement for childhood independence.
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- The Anxious Generation: www.anxiousgen...
- The Anxious Generation book www.anxiousgen...
- Let Them Play article: www.oakpark.co...
- Paris School Street video from Clarence: • Paris School Streets: ...
- 34th Ave Open Space: • Designing Open Streets...
- My ride to Houten • My ride from Utrecht t...
- My episode with Tim Gill: • Safe for kids means sa...
- Article by Peter Gray on the Decline in Children's Independent Activity: bit.ly/3XcRrG9
Books:
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- The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt: bookshop.org/a...
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Background:
Hi Everyone! My name is John Simmerman, and I’m a health promotion and public health professional with over 30 years of experience. Over the years, my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization in how the built environment influences human behavior related to active living and especially active mobility.
Since 2010, I've been exploring, documenting, and profiling established, emerging, and aspiring Active Towns wherever they might be while striving to produce high-quality multimedia content to help inspire the creation of more safe and inviting, environments that promote a "Culture of Activity" for "All Ages & Abilities."
The Active Towns Channel features my original video content and reflections, including a selection of podcast episodes and short films profiling the positive and inspiring efforts happening around the world as I am able to experience and document them.
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