Articles By: Lenore Skenazy

By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 2 minutes

A Headmaster Asks Parents (and Self) to Do Less

“What if the ways in which we are parenting are making life harder on our kids and harder on us? What if by doing less, parents would foster better outcomes for...
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By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 3 minutes

Surgeon General Finds Parents Overwhelmed. We Have a Solution.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has issued an advisory announcing something most of us suspected: Parenting is hard. To ease the pain – parents are woefully lonely, and about half report...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Child Protective Services: Close The Case on Kirstie Allsopp!

The big news in Britain is that TV personality Kirstie Allsopp let her 15-year-old go on a 3-week train trip around Europe with a friend, 16. Kirstie then published a...
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By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 10 minutes

Warning: Phones Are Making PARENTS Anxious

The moment a baby is born, a parent is too. There is suddenly a new (screaming) person in the world. But just as suddenly, there’s a new you, too. (Also...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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How Risky Play Fights Childhood Anxiety

Maybe you remember a time you scared yourself as a kid. You climbed higher than you expected, or went further into the forest, or agreed to a dare. Believe it...
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By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 8 minutes

How Much Do You Have to Play with Your Kids?

Feel guilty because you don't love playing with your kids? You are not alone, and you are not a Grinch! Many parents -- and entire cultures -- feel the same...
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By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 4 minutes

How to Diversify Your Child’s Potential

Our culture tells us to streamline our kids for college. But actually, we need to diversify their potential by allowing more time for quirky interests, not just "resume building."
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By Lenore Skenazy

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“Independence Therapy” Could Revolutionize Anxiety Treatment for Kids

A child psychologist who had his patients do new things on their own, without their parents found that this "Independence Therapy" worked faster than traditional treatments for kids with a...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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A Boy Fell, An Adult Hurried Over. Too Bad.

When a boy fell from the monkey rings, his dad ran over to comfort him. Sometimes, that's too bad.
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Anxious College Students Are Eating Alone in their Rooms. Let Grow May Have a Solution

Today's college students are so anxious, 40% won't even eat in the dining hall. What has made their social anxiety to acute? Maybe growing up with too few chances to...
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By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 4 minutes

How Overnight Camp Changes Kids

At overnight camp, kids get away from familiar friends, food, phones -- and us. That new independence makes magic happen.
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By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 6 minutes

A List of Phone-Free Camps

Phone-free camps give kids a break from the rest of the year's drama -- and even loved ones -- affording them a chance to be in the present and grow.
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