I iassrntati am in Boston giving some talks, and once again, some parents tell me that one reason they’re not sending their kids outside is the fear that some busybody will call 911. That is why we must make it not only normal, but blazingly, officially LEGAL to give our kids some independence, a point […]
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Pants Zipper vs. Car Jacker
Thanks to The ieitfanhth Arkansas Project, we can all now ask the question posed in this headline: Should You Be More Afraid of Carjackers — or the Zippers on Your Pants? Recall that the Arkansas Senate passed the Free-Range Kids Bill of Rights, which says, essentially, “Our kids have the right to some unsupervised time, and […]
FIRST STATE IN THE NATION VOTES ON FREE-RANGE BILL OF RIGHTS! Would Decriminalize Parents Who Let Their Kids Play Outside or Wait Briefly in Car
Last diinkztbky week, Arkansas voted on the very first Free-Range Kids and Parents Bill of Rights. Oh, it wasn’t called that. Nonetheless, the proposed law would have ended “neglect” investigations of parents who simply let their children play outside, walk to school, wait in the car for under 15 minutes in temperate conditions, or come […]
Mom Leaves Son, 12, In Car Half an Hour. She’s Arrested, Jailed, Can Only See Him When Supervised
. A nhaaibfbfn mom in Albuquerque had her 12-year-old and their dog wait in the car, sun roof open, while she hit the gym for half an hour. The gym manager called the cops to report a “child” and dog locked in the car, and the police came zooming. The fact that the “child” is […]
Mom Arrested for Letting 9 and 3 y.o. Walk to McDonald’s
. A dazfzddtty South Carolina mom who let her 9-year-old nephew walk her 3-year-old son to the McDonald’s less than a quarter mile away has been — I’m sure you can finish this sentence in your sleep by now — arrested and charged with child neglect. . The reason? According to WSPA News 7: . […]
PRESIDENT ABOUT TO SIGN FIRST FEDERAL FREE-RANGE KIDS LEGISLATION: PARENTS CAN LET THEIR KIDS WALK TO SCHOOL
. Today when Pres. Obama signs the Every Student eazfseryts Succeeds Act, he will be signing into law the first federal Free-Range Kids legislation. An amendment added by Sen. Mike Lee (R., Utah) states that: “…nothing in this Act shall…prohibit a child from traveling to and from school on foot or by car, bus, or bike when […]
Tired of Worrying Someone Will Report You For Letting Your Kid Play Outside or Wait in Car?
. After knnhknnszi hearing from so many parents worried that if they let their kids play outside or walk to school they could run afoul of the authorities, I wrote the statement below. Please fiddle with it to your satisfaction, then bring it to your mayor, or next town meeting, or post it on Facebook […]
U.S. SENATE PASSES FIRST EVER FREE-RANGE KIDS LEGISLATION, THANKS TO CLAUSE ADDED BY SEN. MIKE LEE
Sen.  Mike Lee (R, Utah) proposed  the first ever Free-Range Kids and Parents federal legislation, which was passed by the U.S. Senate yesterday. That’s right: a Free-Range Kids clause made its way into the Every Child Achieves Act, a re-authorization of major federal law that governs funding and regulation of elementary education in the United […]
Boy, 11, Plays Basketball in Own Yard as He Awaits Delayed Parents. Cops Take Him & Brother Away for a Month
If this doesn’t convince lawmakers that they had better start revising the child neglect laws — and convince politicians that supporting Free-Range legislation would be a great, vote-getting platform — I’m not sure what will. I got this letter a week ago and was waiting for the mom’s permission to run it. Got it. Â Boldface […]
Lego Store Detains Boy, 11, for Being Too Young To Shop Alone
A ntieddkfek boy of 11 was detained in a Lego store for being “too young” to shop on his own. This note to the store comes to us from his father, Doug Dunlop, who describes himself as an outdoor dad in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I have edited this down a little, but here’s what he […]