Has preoccupation with safety taken away from childhood independence? We take a look at the delicate balance between keeping kids safe and over-sheltering.

Hosted by: 

  • Nancy Redd

Guests:

  • Peter Gray (Shrewsbury, MA) Research Professor at Boston College Department of Psychology; Author of Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life.
  • Julie Gunlock @jgunlock (Alexandria, VA) Author of "From Cupcakes to Chemicals"; Senior Fellow at Independent Women's Forum
  • Andrew Kidd (Tacoma, WA) Parenting Blogger at Overprotectiveparents.net
  • Nancy McDermott (Geneva , NY) Parenting Blogger