Regarding: Schools outlawing normal human behavior, this one has got to be the best. Or worst. You know what I…
Month: March 2009
We’ve already heard about teachers no longer being able to comfort their students for fear of being accused of child…
Each week I get an email blast called “Connect with Kids” that veers between helpful and crazy-making. Today it’s the…
Here’s a little excerpt from a very positive review of the book, “Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned” in today’s New York…
The death of Natasha Richardson is the definition of tragedy — sad, senseless, shocking. It’s just horrible and a lot…
My 10-year-old son wanted the chance to walk from our house to soccer practice behind an elementary school about 1/3 mile from our house. He had walked in our neighborhood a number of times with the family and we have driven the route to practice who knows how many times. It was broad daylight – 5:00 pm. I had to be at the field myself 15 minutes after practice started, so I gave him my cell phone and told him I would be there to check that he made it and sent him off. He got 3 blocks and a police car intercepted him.
At last, the video age is upon us. Click on this if you’re wondering if you can let your kids…
Well, my fellow Free-Rangers, here goes. Since my book is coming out in just about a month, the publishers have…
Here’s a campaign it’s easy to get behind, “Tell Scholastic: Put the Book Back in Book Clubs.” It’s sponsored by…
Organic? Whole wheat? Whole Foods? Who cares? A lot of us. But maybe we shouldn’t. Or at least, maybe we…