Synopsis
11 year old Leon goes missing on a school field trip in downtown Toronto.
Teachers, parents, cops & horses all join the search. Leon finally finds his own way home, but the question remains: How can we teach our kids to navigate their cities, should they find themselves all on their own? This short POV doc was created using stop motion animation and AI generated imagery.
Director: Brian G. Smith
Visual Elements: Elvis Deane
Sound Recording: Andrew Kines
Sound Mix: Rob Sanzo
Original Music: Chris Brodbeck
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Free-Range Kids: How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children Without Going Nuts With Worry
In the book Free-Range Kids: How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children Without Going Nuts With Worry, Skenazy examines the many factors that hold parents hostage with worry while trying to raise children in current times, and looks into how to get children the same kind of childhood freedoms other generations have experienced.
By starting with the 14 commandments, the author goes chapter by chapter, dispelling myths about childhood and parenting that have changed current parenting trends. These include the following:
1. Know when to worry.
2. Turn off the news.
3. Avoid experts.
4. Boycott baby knee pads.
5. Do not think like a lawyer.
6. Ignore the blamers.
7. Eat chocolate.
8. Study history.
9. Be worldly.
10. Get braver.
11. Relax.
12. Fail.
13. Lock them out.
14. Listen to your kids.