Whitney Pennington-Rogers

And we'll definitely talk more about some of the work you're doing with Let Grow.

But before we get into that, I'd love to just keep going on this thread around how independence for children has really begun to shrink.

Why do you think modern parenting has become so focused on safety and control?

So when we think about this then, now everyone has decided, keep them close, don't let them roam, as you say.

What are some of the hidden costs of this, of overprotective parenting for both parents and kids?

And I love in the talk, and I promise we are going to come away from some of the somber stuff.

And in the talk, you say that I did it myself are both childhood's magic words and the original anxiety buster.

Think about it.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Could you say more about that?

What role does risk taking and independence play in sort of raising resilient children?

Why do it?

well, okay, we've set the stage now for why thinking about this and having these conversations with yourself and your children, your community is really important.

And our member audience is so eager to hear you share more about how we actually do this.

So I'm going to integrate in some questions that we're getting from the members.

But before we get there, if you could just, I guess, start us off with your simple small steps for how people can practically begin to give their kids more freedom without feeling reckless.

but one thing you touched on just now as well is this this idea of getting other people involved to talk about with let grow how you have this assignment for schools where they can have encourage children to to um be more independent yeah and so we have a question actually from from lori c you know if she just as a single as a parent and not somebody who can influence what's happening in her actual classroom in her child's classroom she says what advice do you have for parents who want to give their kids more freedom but maybe feel judged

by other parents or family members?

How can they help bring other people along on this journey?