Lenore and I bonded over crows and kids. This book is only about one of those, but it's still great. Hopefully she'll get around to a book on crows someday. ―Dax Shepard, host, Armchair Expert

ARE YOU SICK AND TIRED OF WORYING ABOUT.

.Creeps, kidnapping, germs, grades, flashers, frustration, failure, baby snatchers, bugs, bullies, men, sleepovers, and the perils of a non-organic grape?

Lenore is too! When the rollicking and commonsense book first came out, it caused a sensation―and started a movement. Parents everywhere learned that it's okay to let their kids learn and explore for themselves.

In this update, the author tackles a pervasive culture of fear that's only gotten worse over time and with new and compelling research, stats, and real-world stories that will have you breathing a sigh of relief and laughing out loud. (But not at the same time―that's a choking hazard!) There's even a special chapter for educators trying to survive in a world full of helicopter parents.

A bubbly but potent corrective for the irrational fears that drive so many parents crazy.
―Dr. Robert Needleman, co-author, Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care, Ninth Edition

Weirdly, I love this book! To begin with, it's laugh-out-loud funny. Plus, Lenore and I share a big belief: Kids can do so much more than our fearful culture thinks they can.
―Amy Chua, Yale Law Professor, author, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and Political Tribes