With Mother’s Day upon us like a breakfast tray of hot coffee accidentally spilled on the blanket (amid tears), it is time to ask that equally burning question: What do moms want? The answer? We want to relax a little. Not just relax in bed reading People and under a hot, soggy blanket. We want a […]
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Raw Cookie Dough: Death On a Spoon?
At last, the video age is upon us. Click on this if you’re wondering if you can let your kids eat raw cookie dough (one of the many parental fears I examine in “Free-Range Kids” — the book): [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8kiMKtixAo]
Are We Overprotecting Our Kids to Death?
Two scenes from Mexico, where my family just spent a week’s vacation. (Skip the envy. Nice weather, yes, but my husband slipped before we left and spent the whole time on crutches. Meantime, this was the general tenor of our kids’ conversation: “I just saw a stingray.†“No you didn’t.†“I did too!†“You just […]
Can you babyproof the world?
In bsanfrssyr one of the parenting magazines I was just flipping through (all right – looking for crazy stuff to poke fun at) here’s a “tip†I found: “I fill a bag with shoelaces and outlet covers, then throw it in my purse.†Why? Because if this mom ever, God forbid, finds herself someplace that […]
SAFETY FIRST?
Readers zftbdkkfrd – I’m excited to introduce a new blogger on this site, Denise Gonzalez-Walker. Denise lives in Seattle with her husband and two kids. She regularly blogs about education at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Chalkboard blog and is a member of Seattle Mom Blogs. Here are her thoughts on childhood safety – and she is […]
Let’s come up with some solutions!
What seems clear and wonderful from most of the e-mail response is that Free Range parents are eager to raise Free Range kids. But they often come up against a couple of barriers. First and foremost is the fact that other parents (and, sometimes, spouses) think there is no difference between “Free Range” and “criminally negligent” parenting. […]
Some perspective from a parent and a kid
I’m so glad about the conversation – and possibly new movement — going on below. Here are two letters that particularly struck me.
Is Snow Going to Kill Your Kid?
Is btznfenias there some snow on the ground by you? If so, do yourself a favor and go eat a handful. Have your kid eat some, too. Then wait to see if you die. If you don’t — and you won’t — you will be joyously liberated from the latest WATCH OUT YOUR KID COULD […]