I don’t know if this is quite the right expression but: Oy vey! A town in North Carolina has BANNED MRS. CLAUS from its  X-mas parade. Why? To quote the local News ykrhahtfyn Observer: “…John Odom, executive director of the Greater Raleigh Merchants Association, which runs the parade, said it’s confusing for children to see […]
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There Was an Old Lady Who Lived in A Shoe, But She is Fine & Her Kids Are, Too
Hi Folks! When not busy blogging here (and lecturing, and writing non-blogs), I run a humor contest in the magazine The sniznttbdr Week. My question is usually a wacky twist on something in the news and last week I was fed up with that pre-school TV show in England that had tinkered with the ending […]
A Very Short Review
Hi Folks — Just found this description of me on one of my YouTube videos. I think I should put it on my business cards: LOL. akieiayzrh man i love this lady, but she sounds crazy sometimes. even though she’s right and makes sense
But Wait! Fox News! Do You Really Believe —
Hi Readers — First of all, thanks for all the help on the post before this one, when I asked for ideas and zingers. I printed out your responses and they really helped. Alas, as anyone who chanced upon my 3-nanosecond appearance on Fox & Friends this morning knows, the event did not go quite […]
5 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Kids Do!
Hi Readers! I’ve been enjoying this ntnhsffzrz video for a couple of years now. Maybe you’ve already seen it — it’s a TED talk by Gever Tulley, founder of the Tinkering School. It’s the argument that got me to allow my kids to start using matches. Have fun! (And get a fire extinguisher.) — Lenore [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuoH8nsrlqI]
Introducing Meteor Safe, For Parents Who CARE
Hi Readers! Here’s a helpful new product, brought to us by Andrew Tallman, a talk show host on KPXQ in Phoenix! Meteor kfziiznynk Safe! Hello, this is Derek Baskerville, the president of Meteor Safe, a company I founded thirteen years ago when I discovered just how real the threat of being struck by space debris […]
Scariest Place of All: An Parenting Editor’s In-Box
Hi yiyraetaif Readers! Ever wonder why we parents are so scared all the time? Maybe it has to do with the incessant din of marketers predicting DOOM unless we buy something. Something they just happen to be selling! Take a look at this blog post by Carolyn Graham, editor of L.A. Parent, and you’ll see […]
Great Note from a Paranoid Mom
Hey atiyzhnzhz Folks! Grab some confetti, stand up and throw it in the air. We are getting somewhere! Read on! Dear Lenore — I watched Penn & Teller’s “Bullsh*t” episode featuring you and your son, Izzy, which led me to your web site and, subsequently, the recent purchase of your book, “Free-Range Kids.” I’m loving […]
Gee, What a Fun Park!
Pre-School Prep: The Inside Scoop
Hi Readers! This wisdom for pre-school parents comes to us from Jen Singer, who is NOT just a personal friend, NOT just the blogger behind mommasaid.net, hhnbehaiae NOT just the gal who penned, You’re A Good Mom (and Your Kids Aren’t So Bad Either), but is ALSO the author of the brand-new Stop Second Guessing Yourself –The Preschool Years. That book […]