How to End the Undeclared War on Childhood and Simplicity Parenting with Kim John Payne

Sometimes we need to remember what's at stake.

What happens if we let a generation of world-wide youth slip away because they're chronically overwhelmed? Would you let a child you love get lost in distractions and paralyzed by inaction?

My guest for this Smart and Simple Matters episode, Kim John Payne, believes there's a war going on inside most of our kids. And when combined with an external battle of glowing screens, stressed-out parents, and checked-out communities, bad things can happen (and already have).

But it doesn't have to be this way.

Kim's Simplicity Parenting model is a case study in the power of less and a return to a more intuitive, history-tested parenting style. It's been cultivated through his overnight “action shifts” at group homes for troubled youth, volunteer work in refugee camps after the Vietnam War, and with his own daughters.

Now we get to ask different questions.

What if we could get our kids out of survival mode and the constant flood of stress hormone that hijack their thoughts?

What would a world of intentionally wandering, curious, and creatively bored children look like?

We may have the answers to important questions like these if Kim has his way.

Anyone who claims they're a perfect parent should come with a health warning. – Kim John Payne

Just click play to re-imagine what it means to raise kids and connect with children the way they need to be reached.

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