Overlords of Overprotection Have an Overactive Sense of Doom
The overemphasis on safety simultaneously inflates the possibility of danger and turns the job of parent into something new and all-encompassing.
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LENORE SKENAZY
New York, New York
Lenore Skenazy is a Columnist for the Sun.
Ms. Skenazy is president of Let Grow, a contributing writer at Reason.com, and author of “Has the World Gone Skenazy?”
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