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Why Kids Can’t Cope Anymore

The current generation of American kids, on the whole, is protected like none before. And some parenting experts are concerned that this coddling fails to prepare these future adults to cope with adversity when they grow up. Lenore Skenazy talks about finding the line between hands-off and helicopter parenting. Her story “The Fragile Generation” appears in the December issue of Reason magazine.