Episode 24: Lenore Skenazy, “America’s Worst Mom” and Author of Free-Range Kids

You may know Lenore Skenazy as the woman who let her nine-year old son ride the subway alone, and was then the subject of much controversy, including this episode of the Today Show. She is now the host of the TV show, World’s Worst Mom and author of the book Free-Range Kids, where she advocates for letting kids be kids without so much pressure for every moment to be productive and enriched. Lenore and I had a lively conversation about why everyone’s so worried these days, opting out, and the benefits of truly free time. Lenore is also active on social media, and her blog and Twitter feed covers the ridiculous and scary ways in which our kids are being overprogrammed and overprotected.