A 9-year-old boy on Long Island imagined his maximum independence as walking from a car door to his judo class while his mother parked the car—approximately 57 seconds without supervision.

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Lenore Skenazy

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he said, um 'No, I'm going to get out of open the car door...and then I'm going to walk into judo while my mom parks the car'

Source

The Coddling of the American Mind moderated by Malcolm GladwellThe 92nd Street Y, New York
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:13:07 AM

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