The Daily Show slyly cuts down free-range parenting critics

The Daily Show tackles free-range parenting
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Jordan Klepper tackled the free-range parenting movement on Wednesday's Daily Show. He saved all his tough questions for the woman credited with coining the term "free-range kids," Lenore Skenazy, and her "pro-child abduction ideology," and mostly agreed with psychotherapist Dr. Karen Ruskin, a somewhat overheated critic of the movement. But by the time he declares that "in the end, it's up to parents to decide if gambling with their children's lives is right for them," it's pretty clear where Klepper's sympathies lie. Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.