Whitney Pennington-Rogers

But so, I mean, when you look back at that moment, what do you think struck a cultural nerve?

Yeah, well, I mean, and all these years later, it's still something that people are still, it seems like, obsessed with and concerned by this idea of letting kids go on their own.

And so could you, I guess, talk a little bit about this for those people who are new to your work.

What exactly does free range kids mean?

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.