hanna rosen wrote this article. i know, and most parents know that most kids now have less freedom than we did ourselves. your essay brings home the point of the dramatic change of kids who walk to school by themselves. >> when i looked at the numbers i was amazed. when i was a kid 80% of third graders went to school by themselves. but now almost none do. we all know if you sent a third grader to school by themselves, other parents would think you're police. it's amazing how childhood culture has transformed. >> and how quickly it has changed. it's not just about how protective we are always hovering as helicopter parents, but many more women work, but both far men and women are spending far more time with our kids than our parents did with us. you would think that that is a good thing but you think it might not be. >> i think we've gone too far. the pre-occupation with safety means we don't let our children take any risk or being independent in anyway, and it's hard to grow up that way. it might be safe when you're

hanna rosen -- >> it's your dad's birthday.will get to this later on. >>> your dad turns 86 today! >> 86, yes. i'm going to go see him and bring him a present. i remembered. thank you, mike allen! >> a question. what did they do in the carter white house? we had jimmy carter on about to turn 90. the man every bit as elusive and sharp as he was in 1976 when he was running. >> more so. >> i got to say, jimmy carter, it's amazing how long. his post-presidency, what he has accomplished in his post-presidency is extraordinary and he really provided the model, not only for bill clinton, but for every president after they left the white house. >> he has traveled the world. he has gotten engaged in all sorts of activities and written now about 20, 25 books. he is unbelievable and as energetic at ever. my wife tells me that rosalyn carter is too. >> i hear she is too. >> i think it's marriage. >> dr. brzezinski, 86 today. that guy scares me every bit as much today as he did before i even knew who he was. >> stunningly unsuperficial. >>

titled the overprotected kid, hannah rosen says parents are harming their child's independence and perhaps intelligence in the name of keeping them safe. good morn, hannads overprotected? >> we're too safe. play grounds have been transform toefrd last 30 years to be extremely safe, rubber padding, don't go too high. so kids don't have a sense that they're experiencing anything challenging that they can then overcome. >> i thought this was isolated because when we lived in washington the swing sets disappeared and we were told it was because of lawsuits but, in fact, it's because someone start add trind of sueing. >> yes. it's been happening for 30, 40 years. over the years the playgrounds have become more and more and more boring. >> and the results are scientific about creativity in children. it's down, right? >> yeah. basically you need to feel like you're taking risks and overcoming challenges in order to grow and that essential part of childhood, we've made go away by protecting them from any sense of not just physical harm but emotional harm. you think of the sense my job as a parent is to keep my child safe and happy all the time. >> one of my gr