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The Secret to Fostering Independence in the Next Generation
Free to Fly shows you how to parent with confidence, create healthy connections with your children, and raise children who are ready to take on the world with assurance and independence.
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What People Are Saying…
“A compelling book that explains why so many kids are failing to thrive—and what parents can do about it. Nicole Runyon writes with compassion, urging parents to show up for their kids. She gives them permission to say no, which just might be the most important thing they'll ever hear.”
“This book comes out swinging at a culture overflowing with diagnoses. Its surprises will open many minds -- and many childhoods.”
“Parents everywhere are struggling with decisions around tech, including me. Fortunately, we have passionate experts like Nicole Runyon to guide us. This is why Nicole was one of the first people I reached out to when launching the Scrolling 2 Death podcast. Free to Fly will be an important guide in a societal shift from 'the anxious generation' to a generation of strong, independent and healthy kids.”
“Free to Fly is an empowering guide for parents, offering clear, practical insights to foster resilience and independence in today's children. A must-read for building confident, capable families.”
About
The Book
Free to Fly: The Secret to Fostering Independence in the Next Generation is a bestselling parenting book by Nicole Runyon, LMSW, a psychotherapist with a 22-year career working with children and adolescents. After working with hundreds of parents, Nicole knows that most struggle with disconnection — from their decisions, their children, and even their own capabilities — and the anxiety and doubt that follows.
In Free to Fly, Nicole shares the Free to Fly Formula, a four-part proprietary methodology that has helped hundreds of parents achieve more assurance in their parenting, and therefore long-term success for their children. She shares the key strategies that help parents avoid common misconceptions when raising confident children who have the independence required for lifelong success.
This book will help you to:
- ✓Stop burning yourself out
- ✓Overcome feeling disconnected from your child
- ✓Be free from screen time conflict
- ✓Engage in self-reflection and learn how to reduce triggers
- ✓Achieve a calmer, more healthy family
- ✓Experience more connected family time
Contents:
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Mirror
- Chapter 2: The Four Parts of Child Development
- Chapter 3: Family Health
- Chapter 4: Cognitive Development
- Chapter 5: Social-Emotional Development
- Chapter 6: Gender Dysphoria
- Chapter 7: Pornography
- Chapter 8: Connection to Self
- Chapter 9: Allowing for Discomfort
- Chapter 10: Generational Differences
- Chapter 11: The Family System
- Chapter 12: Big Tech
- Chapter 13: Recommendations for Technology Use
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
A Message from Nicole
I created this book for parents to feel validated! Parenting is hard and parenting with technology bombarding our children every day and fracturing their development will make the strongest parent want to break. I understand this as a mother of two and have witnessed countless children in my psychotherapy practice affected by these issues.
Over 20 years ago when I first started pursuing the goal of psychotherapy for children, I was so excited. I wanted to change the world, and I thought helping children would do just that. But for many years, I experienced frustration and sadness because so many children are flooding the mental health system. And in the last few years since I started working with and speaking to parents, I have now seen hundreds of parents struggle with the exact same feelings. I got so many calls from desperate parents, only to turn them away because I am only one person and couldn't help their children. And that is what led me to developing this process and writing this book.
I started to phase out of my private practice seeing children and moved toward writing, speaking, and coaching parents because I could no longer see children for therapy only to send them back to the same environments that were causing them to need it. It broke my heart to see children scapegoated and pathologized for simply reacting to their exposure to technology before they were ready. The mental health field has failed children, and I was not going to be a part of it any longer. I want to be a part of the solution, so I walked away from my practice to write this book, speak to large audiences and work one on one with parents just like you!
And if any of that resonates with you or if you have any of those same feelings, or challenges, or struggles, or hopes, or dreams, I want to openly extend an invitation to you to order this book. It will make a positive difference in your life and your family's lives.
As Seen In: National Media Features
Nicole Runyon is a national media voice on parenting — featured on Fox News, Good Morning America, Psychology Today, Parents, Parade, and Today's Parent.
About the Author
About Nicole Runyon
Psychotherapist · Parent Coach · Keynote Speaker · Bestselling Author
Nicole Runyon LMSW is a well-respected psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience specializing in child and adolescent mental health. More importantly Nicole has 34 years of a deep knowing that her life's work was to be a child therapist.
When Nicole was 10 years old her decision to be a child psychotherapist was solidified while taking care of her younger brother. Nicole recognized that she has deep empathy for the feelings of vulnerable children and has dedicated her life to helping them.
She is a leading expert with this population and a sought-after speaker on topics such as technology's effects on mental health, child development, and how generational differences in parenting affect the iGeneration whose mental health is deteriorating. Nicole has been featured in the news to talk about her expertise on technology's effects on child and adolescent mental health and development.
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Free to Fly hands you the four-part formula for raising a child who can handle the world without you hovering over every step. Order your copy today from any major online retailer.