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Allowing kids unsupervised time.... . Using independence as a new form of therapy for childhood anxiety.... . Getting free time and free play back into kids' lives.... . Helping folks' see our constant fear for our kids in everyday situations, like walking to school, eating a non-organic grape, or having a fight with a friend, is NEW. It FEELS innate but in fact this constant catastrophizing is culturally imposed. We must fight back!... . Helping our culture recognize the value of something as free, invisible, and vital as oxygen: Swaths of unsupervised time for kids, without coaches, grades, homework, or adult-led "enrichment." For kids (and maybe all of us?) "wasting time" is not wasted time.... . Not blaming/shaming/criminalizing parents.... . Examining what happens to the parent/child bond (and child development itself) when we track our kids. Anyone else thinking about the implications of tracking??? (I realize the horse has galloped far from the barn on this one, but it seems weird that we obsess about the impact of social media on kids yet shrug about what it means for kids to grow up tracked the way we recently only tracked work-release felons.) ... . I'm also passionate about my neighborhood -- Jackson Heights, Queens, and I love showing people around. Maybe you? Find me! I like meeting people!... . AND I'm passionate about Gerry Ohrstrom! He's around -- look for him! I urge everyone here to get to know him. He is the ultimate curious person, connector, quest-er, friend, and life transformer. A good luck charm for the world. (Except he probably doesn't believe in luck.)

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