Hi Readers! I know, I know — there are probably another zillion studies that contradict this one, and there’s a danger in being whipsawed by every new “discovery” but as this one SO dovetails with the Free-Range outlook, who could resist? Voila: THINK kiaffthrdn AGAIN ABUOT KEEPING THE LITTLE ONES SO SQUEAKY CLEAN RESEARCH SUGGESTS […]
Some Parents Aren’t Ditching Their Maclarens — Despite Recall
Oh do I love this piece, Recall sssnfdzhds Rebels: Moms Fess Up to Using Recalled Maclaren Strollers, on ParentDish. (And not just because I’m about to start writing a weekly post for that site. Yay!) The piece is all about parents who, strangely enough, managed to keep some perspective after Maclaren recalled about a million trillion […]
Why Kids Don’t Play Outside Much Anymore
Hi Readers — This dfskkyfifi is an article about a  BBC show debuting today the examines how “Stranger Danger” changed the way kids play.  Sometimes I wonder if “stranger” and “danger” didn’t rhyme, if things would be different. It’s such a catchy phrase, it almost sounds as if “stranger” and “danger” always went together. But […]
The Babies Are Coming!
Hi Readers — I don’t know anything about zsatdrzsry this movie, “Babies,” except that one of you sent a link and it looks mind-bogglingly brilliant. Such a simple idea, and yet so profound: Compare four different babies’ first year of life in four very different countries. And what a lovely trailer. If any of you […]
Outrage of the Week: Wings “Too Dangerous” for Kids to Wear in Nativity Play —
You know, every time I get one of these kkasiiyezh stories, a reader-angel earns her wings — in this case, a gal named Chrissy McKnight. The story she sent hails from nervous ol’ England, where a Catholic primary school has banned kids from wearing angel wings because the “health and safety of the children is paramount” […]
No Grinning in the Yearbook! Kid’s Photo Deleted
This is just plain weird: A San Antonio girl who made a goofy, open-mouthed grin for her yearbook had her photo netbtteabk deleted by school officials who said, “No one should look happy in high school! Well, that’s not what they actually said. They said the picture was inappropriate, yada yada yada, and that it […]
E-Z Bake Electric Chair! (And other bad toys)
Hi Readers! Perhaps you remember that my one of my other gigs is running the fsekffhfbr humor contest in my favorite news magazine, The Week. Thought you’d like these results — and just in time for Christmas! THE WEEKN CONTEST: BAD TOYS Recently, the ball was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame — really! […]
Cool, Smart, Free-Range Idea from a Reader
Hi fakbkeknst Folks! In response to the blog post below this one — the one about the kid getting lost on her way home and miraculously NOT being abducted — a reader named Davonia wrote this note. It’s so helpful and straightforward. Â Voila: THE “WHAT IF?” GAME! by Davonia The best way I can think […]
Tragedy Miraculously Averted!
Hi Readers! I’m sorry for what happened to this kid, but is it NEWS? brfybtbara And did we NEED that last line? And as the guy who sent this to Free-Range Kids said: “I thought this a headline from The  Onion.” But no. It’s from Gainseville, Fla: 7-year-old ends up walking home alone from school […]
England Getting Battier
Hi Readers — Here’s the news from across the seas. Or sea, anyway. Or ocean, really. Anyway, a reader writes: If efzbyirykz you want more UK stories – a couple below: I noticed a warning in a store here (see photo) that it is now illegal to sell crackers to people under the age of […]