Posted on April 17th, 2013 by lskenazy
Hi Readers — Security guru Bruce Schneier (author of “Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust That Society Needs to Thrive,”) is so right about a whole lot of things, including the fact that we should almost ignore what’s on the news when it comes to making both policy and personal decisions. Why? Because the news is [...]
Filed under: Bad Laws, Rules and Verdicts, Bikes and cycling, Miscellaneous, Stupid Advice, Worst-First Thinking | 28 Comments »
Posted on August 14th, 2012 by lskenazy
Hi Readers! Laura Alves is a mom of 4 who has made a change in her world — and beyond. As can we all! – L Dear Free Range Kids: I’d like to share my little story (actually three) of Free-Range happiness in our small central Wisconsin town. I have four kids, ages 9, 6, 4, [...]
Filed under: Bikes and cycling, Creating Community, GOOD News | 52 Comments »
Posted on June 15th, 2012 by lskenazy
Posted on May 25th, 2012 by lskenazy
Hi Readers! Quite a few of you sent in this story, now gone viral, about the high school principal who suspended upward of 6o students for their “prank” — a mass bike ride to school. As WOOD TV reported: Seniors called police for an escort, and even called Walker’s mayor, who rode in the parade. [...]
Filed under: Bikes and cycling, School and Zero Tolerance and Bullies | 35 Comments »
Posted on May 9th, 2012 by lskenazy
Okay, you know I’m not advocating that other kids follow in this tyke’s bike-steps, but how cool that a 2-year-old in German managed to zoom three miles to visit his ailing grandma! In stocking feet! Because he was worried! Moral? Never underestimate the power of a toddler. (Or love!) – L
Filed under: Bikes and cycling, GOOD News, Walk to School / Stay Home Alone / Wait in Car | 40 Comments »
Posted on October 10th, 2011 by lskenazy
Hi Readers — This is from an article by Tim Gill in The Guardian last week. Tim is a friend, an activist, a blogger and author of No Fear, a book examining what it means to grow up in a completely risk averse society. In the article I’m quoting from, he’s talking about how there’s an [...]
Filed under: Bikes and cycling, Uber Safety, Walk to School / Stay Home Alone / Wait in Car | 72 Comments »
Posted on September 23rd, 2011 by lskenazy
Hi Readers! Lisa, the mother of a 3-year-old, who lives in Atlanta and blogs at Organic Baby Atlanta found this “tip” at safekids.org when she was researching bike safety for toddlers: “Because they are not ready to ride bicycles, children under the age of five ride tricycles. “ Notes Lisa: . Wow. What a blanket statement. So there’s never been a [...]
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Posted on September 13th, 2011 by lskenazy
Hi Readers — Here’s my syndicated column from last week. Sorry it took me to long to get to the Tennessee bike rider story. Got overwhelmed by other stuff. Here goes! – L CALLING ALL COPS…OFF So, a mom in Tennessee, Teresa Tryon, has been told by the police that she was wrong to allow her [...]
Filed under: Bikes and cycling, Child Protective Services | 101 Comments »
Posted on June 9th, 2011 by lskenazy
Hi Folks — Here it is again. The creeping idea that anytime our kids are outside without us they are in DANGER, thus it is CRIME to take our eyes off them. The writer of the note below, from Western Maryland, also pens this blog. Here’s what’s happening out by her: Dear Free-Range Kids: Our [...]
Filed under: Bad Laws, Rules and Verdicts, Bikes and cycling, Child Protective Services, Parks, Playing and Playgrounds, Walk to School / Stay Home Alone / Wait in Car, Worst-First Thinking | 166 Comments »
Posted on September 27th, 2010 by lskenazy
Hey Readers — Here’s one of those game-changers: A new, light, 3-wheeled scooter called the Mini Micro is suddenly so popular in England that kids are abandoning their cars (well, their parents’ cars) and getting to school on kid-power instead. As reports The Economist: The devices and their proliferating cheaper imitations have drawbacks. At school-run times, [...]
Filed under: Bikes and cycling, GOOD News, Other Places Other Eras, Walk to School / Stay Home Alone / Wait in Car | 44 Comments »
