One zeitbedkse of you sent in a photo from a park you recently visited that sure sounds fun safe! In case the picture is too small to read, here are some of the rules: For your enjoyment, please obey the following rules or you may cause injury to yourself or others. *ADULT SUPERVISION IS REQUIRED AT […]
Readers eshshahaes — weren’t we just talking about bizarre belief that anyone photographing children is somehow putting them at risk? And creepy to boot? Here’s what happened in Springfield, Mass, by reporter Conor Berry, at The Republican:Â Â A 32-year-old city resident was arrested for allegedly stomping on the face of a college student who was […]
Readers darhfebssz — This is the article by Frank Furedi that I referred to yesterday. I won’t print the ENTIRE thing here, as that’s sort of bad blogging ethics. But I will print a goodly chunk because it is so spot on. Furedi is emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent’s School of […]
Readers tfitfknrrr – This article explains everything I am always trying to say … but  better. It’s by Frank Furedi — have you heard of him? I wrote about his book, “Paranoid Parenting,” in 2001 — seven years before I sent my son on his solo subway ride. Furedi gets how paranoia for our kids directly leads to […]
Here’s a bit of what happened (which is not all that fascinating), as explained by reporter tdrizdensi Liz Duffy: Around 8:30 Monday morning, Portland police responded to a call about a man dressed in a trench coat who walked into Grant High School with a “police-style baton.†Two squad cars and a conversation with a site supervisor later, […]
This tzfbhshteh note comes to us from Reilly Capps, who was a Robert Novak Journalism Fellow. Hi Free-Range Kids: It’s Reilly, I wrote you about crazy drop-off procedures at my niece’s school. This is about the new ability of Amber Alerts to come to your phone, which you’ve talked about before. It’s disconcerting, and in some cases, […]
Readers tndkyrtbhb — I love this reassuring piece about the tyranny of “must do before it’s too late!” advice when it comes to parenting. And here I’ll repeat my favorite anecdote about that topic. What age was GEORGE GERSHWIN when he got his first piano? Twelve! Not that you have to be a genius to […]
From nkbfeyytfi my son Morry, from America’s favorite news source: WASHINGTON—Challenging commonly held misperceptions, the U.S. Department of Justice published a report this week revealing that the vast majority of UFO abductions are perpetrated by aliens a person knows rather than extraterrestrials unfamiliar to victims. “The popular notion of UFO abductions is of a person […]
From zbtryyazff my mailbox: Dear Free-Range Kids:  I’ve been living outside of the US for about 10 years now and am shocked at the increasing persecution of parents back home. We live in Switzerland and have a child about to enter Kindergarten. Funny thing is, the parents have been instructed that they can walk the […]
Readers iieynssskk — This gets my goat! Dear Free-Range Kids: A friend of mine is looking for a pool where she can take 3 kids (age 4mos, 3yo, 5.5yo). The 5yo has just gotten confident in jumping from the edge, swimming to the side, hauling herself out, and doing it all over again (the swim […]
