Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Tuesday 05 October
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Everyone has an opinion when it comes to questions of parenting. Our Sunday newspapers seem to report on little else. New York journalist, Lenore Skenazy tells how she was labelled ‘America’s Worst Mom’ after she let her nine-year old son ride the subway home and how she fought back in the midst of a media maelstrom, by starting the movement for ‘free range kids’.
Featuring
Yumi Stynes
Yumi Stynes is a writer, broadcaster, television presenter, food fanatic, fitness enthusiast and mother-of-four - including two teenage girls. Yumi’s latest book is Welcome To Your Period. Among her daily responsibilities she presents a national radio show on the KIIS network called The 3pm Pickup. She also hosts an ABC podcast about women's health called Ladies, We Need to Talk. The podcast focuses on female sexuality and social issues and is known for its directness and taboo-breaking conversations.
Lenore Skenazy
Lenore Skenazy is a syndicated journalist who has written for everyone from Reader’s Digest to Mad Magazine.
Everything changed in 2008, when she wrote a column about letting her 9-year-old take the subway alone. Two days later she found herself on The Today Show, MSNBC,FoxNews, NPR - and eventually on Dr Phil, The View and media worldwide - defending herself against charges she’s America’s worst mom.
She launched the blog, Free Range Kids to explain her parenting philosophy and went on to write the book, Free Range Kids.