“Kids Have Had Their Environment Made So Safe & Risk Free, You’d Think They’re Mentally Defective or Suicidal”

December 22, 2017

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“Kids Have Had Their Environment Made So Safe & Risk Free, You’d Think They’re Mentally Defective or Suicidal”

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A disturbing yet exhilarating essay on how we have stolen kids’ indenpdence.

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