We share strategies we've used to raise independent kids, independence wins and fails, and our favorite resources.

• Visible Child Facebook group
• Free Range Kids: How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts With Worry) by Lenore Skenazy
• The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed by Jessica Lahey
• Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear by Kim Brooks

Life lately

Andrew got Abby the perfect Mother's Day gift: a painting of Carrboro made by a dear college friend.

Sarah's family has been reveling in all the outdoor time this summer.

Reading lately

Abby reviews The Heir Affair, which is the must anticipated sequel to The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan.

Sarah discusses All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership by Darcy Lockman.

Eating lately

Sarah's family are enjoying an abundance of cucumbers dipped in yogurt sauce.

Abby made her first burger using this black bean burger recipe.

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