What does healthy independence for kids look like? Lenore Skenazy of Let Grow has been studying this idea ever since she made headlines for letting her 9-year-old son ride the subway home by himself. In this episode, Lenore joins HSLDA President Jim Mason to discuss what she’s learned about unstructured play and child independence. Lenore and Jim also chat about the recent bill that passed in Virginia to revise the law regarding parental supervision—and how these types of bills affect homeschooling families.
“None of us wants a job where we’re micromanaged. Neither do kids. You want an employee, an adult, and a child to be able to figure some things out for themselves. . . . There are all those social and emotional skills that they learn—like how to get along, make something happen, or deal with conflict—that [kids] learn when an adult is not running the deal for them.”—Lenore Skenazy
Homeschooling: Fringe Movement to Enduring Institution | A Speech by Jim Mason
Defending Parental Rights: Updating State Homeschool Laws (Part 2) | An Interview with Amy Buchmeyer
Defending Parental Rights: Officials Call for More Homeschool Regulation (Part 1) | An Interview with Kevin Boden
The Entrepreneurial Spirit of Homeschooling | An Interview with Dr. Brian Baugus
The Institutions That Shape Us: It All Starts at Home | An Interview with Terry Linhart
Homeschooling: A Community Effort | An Interview with Sue Manning
Homeschooling Through Life Changes: A Mother’s Story | An Interview with Shari McMinn
Attorney to Full-Time Homeschool Mom | An Interview with Marisol Rodero
Homeschool Freedom: A Generational Responsibility | An Interview with Phylicia Masonheimer
Changes and Challenges: The Building Blocks of Growth | An Interview with Howard Schmidt
Who Are You Going to Call? | An Interview with Mike Farris
Curating a Vision for Your Homeschool | An Interview with Lauren Gideon
Fostering A Love for (and Commitment to) Learning | An Interview with Abraham Hamilton
Planting Seeds: Small Beginnings Can Lead to Powerful Things | An Interview with Rogers Hellman
Second Generation Homeschool Mom | An Interview with Katy Van Horn
Homeschooling: Permission to Think and Dream Differently | An Interview with Aziza Butler
Preserving 4th Amendment Rights in Homeschooling | An Interview with Jim Mason
The Greatest Expression of Leadership: Parenting | An Interview with Phil Tuttle
Out of the Gray: A History Lesson on Homeschooling | An Interview with Dixie Dillon Lane
Preserving Homeschool Freedom – One Case at a Time | An Interview with Jim Mason
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