The Coddling of the American Mind Movie

The Coddling of the American Mind Movie

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The Coddling of the American Mind Movie
The Coddling of the American Mind Movie
New Study Finds Intensive Parenting is Best…Or Does It?

New Study Finds Intensive Parenting is Best…Or Does It?

And crying over a phone-free Play Club

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New Study Finds Intensive Parenting is Best…Or Does It?
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“Parents Are Highly Involved in Their Adult Children’s Lives and Fine With It,” declared a front page of The New York Times. Added the subhead: “New surveys show that today’s intensive parenting has benefits, not just risks, and most young adults seem happy with it, too.”

Is that true? “Intensive parenting” is best, and kids…

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Lenore Skenazy
President and co-founder of Let Grow (LetGrow.org), the nonprofit promoting childhood independence. Founder of the Free-Range Kids movement. For more info, Google "America's Worst Mom." Really
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