Should kids have more freedom?

Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi by TED

Oct 11, 202323:38Society & Culture

Would you let your child run errands unaccompanied? Saleem investigates what this kind of early age autonomy can teach us about community, resilience, and family. Saleem talks to a Japanese mother who has lived in the U....

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