It's satisfying to read a manifesto that you totally agree with. Lenore Skenazy's impassioned and thoughtful rant/plea/how-to guide urges parents to stop worrying about every little head-bump and nonexistent kidnapper and let children move freely through the neighborhood and accomplish age-approp...
I rarely give books 5 stars, but I really really liked this book and needed hear so many of the things she wrote about. The chapter on "Relax" really hit home for me. "We'd better be doing a great job raising our children, everyone is watching!" We have such a fear of doing everything the right w...