Let Them Be Kids: Adventure, Boredom, Innocence, and Other Gifts Children Need Free Audiobook Download by Jessica Smartt

The author of the blog Let Them Be Kids, Jessica Smartt, writes about her journey to learn about children and how important it is for them to be able to be children. She discusses how a lot of society has changed from when she was a child, making it harder and more routine for children to just be kids. She advises parents on ways they can help their kids become less stressed and have more fun.

It's a rare thing to see children, who still retain the mystique of childhood, and the wonder of life. It is even more rare to see those same children in public spaces with their parents. But if we are going to love our kids as they deserve, we need to look at them with new eyes and remember what it was like before we became weary, worn out, and jaded by the world.

What are the gifts kids really need? Are they not just asking for more screens, more electronics, and more toys? When is it time to slow down and focus on being a child again?

This fictional audiobook is about a young girl who is trying to figure out what she wants from life when she realizes that living for the moment is the key. She discovers that by remembering the small and seemingly insignificant moments, she can be happy in life.

"But there are definitely times when you have to be a grown-up with them," says Jessica Smartt of parenting. "You just have to know when their time is up for the day and let them find a way to make it on their own." With children, one has to learn how to resist the urge to control them.

A journey into the world of raising children from a recent children’s book editor and writer, this audiobook walks listeners through the trials and tribulations that come with raising kids.