Advice Goddess Radio: Tonight, 7-8pm PT, 10-11pm ET -- Lenore Skenazy On Free-Range Kids
Amy Alkon's Advice Goddess Radio: "Nerd Your Way To A Better Life!" with the best brains in therapy and research.

This week's guest is neither a therapist nor a researcher, but I couldn't resist having her on. My guest is my friend and former columnist colleague at the New York Daily News, Lenore Skenazy, who wrote the book Free-Range Kids, Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry -- and started the movement against helicopter parenting. She's smart as hell and a snappy wit, so it'll be a terrific show. She'll talk about how insanely overprotective parenting has become, why it's become that way, and healthier ways of thinking. And she'll help parents learn how to break free of the push to keep kids strapped into a cushy chair at home, under close watch, until they're 27.

Listen live at this link or download after the show (click "Play in your default player"). And do call in with questions when the show is live -- 347-326-9761

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon/2012/06/04/advice-goddess-radio-amy-alkon

And don't miss last week's Advice Goddess Radio, a wonderful show with psychiatrist and business coach Dr. Mark Goulston, with life-changing advice on listening and persuading:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon/2012/05/28/advice-goddess-radio-amy-alkon

His book, Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone, is one of the most helpful I've read in a long time, and just in prepping for the show, helped me understand what it takes to really listen to somebody and make them feel heard, and improved my actual ability to listen and persuade.

Join me and all my fascinating guests live every week from 7-8pm Pacific, 10-11pm Eastern, and listen to all my previous shows at this link:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon

She's definitely a fun person to interview between her anecdotes and plain smart common sense.

There were a few spots that I couldn't hear a thing, but it could be my internet connection. I'm going to have to download the podcast because I was late.

But according to the world today, I shouldn't have made it adulthood.

Jim P. at June 3, 2012 8:20 PM

Amy Alkon

https://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2012/06/advice-goddess-61.html#comment-3215853">comment from Jim P.

Jim, can you please tell me if you have sound problems with the download? We fixed a few things and this was the clearest connection yet for me.

Amy Alkon at June 3, 2012 9:05 PM

Amy ~ The download was perfect. I am so glad I was a young step-mom in the 90's...I would have been hauled away if it was today! Another great show!

MsMarg at June 4, 2012 5:22 PM

The connection was a lot better than the last week show with Dr. Goulston.

Lenore is pretty funny to listen to. Thanks for the great show.

chang at June 6, 2012 7:21 AM

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