Lenore Skenazy on Rejecting Helicopter Parenting

An episode of the The Good Fight podcast, hosted by Yascha Mounk, titled "Lenore Skenazy on Rejecting Helicopter Parenting" was published on June 14, 2025 and runs 56 minutes.

June 14, 2025 ·56m · The Good Fight

Summary

Yascha Mounk and Lenore Skenazy discuss why kids should take risks.  After letting her 9-year-old ride the New York City subway alone—and creating a media firestorm—Lenore Skenazy wrote the book, “Free-Range Kids.” Lenore is also a co-founder of Let Grow. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Lenore Skenazy explore why parents are reluctant to let their children take risks, how unsupervised activities help children learn, and how to embrace giving your kids independence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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