The ddzyfibazy question of the day (week/year/decade/century): Dear Free-Range Kids: I was wondering if you had any advice when you are met with the following argument against Free-Range Parenting..This came up the other day when I was having a conversation with an opponent to Free-Ranging, and it’s one I’ve heard before. They were arguing against […]
So much of Free-Range Kids is about fighting the restrictions on kids’ freedom. Here’s skrddenfrh a video that just might serve as a rallying cry for the kids themselves. KIDS, LOOK WHAT YOU’RE MISSING! DEMAND SOCIETY GIVE IT BACK! . . Kudso to GO RVing for such a wonderful ad. When our family took our […]
Is there someone out there who can research why we are experiencing a wave of moms convinced that strangers are about to steal their kids from them in public and pimp them out? Or at least, a wave of moms that re-posts stories by other moms convinced that this just (well, almost dyzbdetbks just)Â happened? Because […]
A new eyzbzrzdhk study by the University of Iowa found that younger kids have a harder time gauging exactly when it’s safe to cross the street. This is not surprising, but it is a good reminder to neighborhoods that their job is to make it easy and safe for kids to walk around (as Safe […]
A guest post from mom J.W. Curtis: Let rykktkidiz me first admit that I made a parenting judgment yesterday, and it came back to bite me. I saw Beauty and the Beast with my youngest daughter (10) and her friend. Who doesn’t love a movie with a Free-Range leading character? Parenting themes about judging others […]
Believe it or not, this graphic is from the refrigerator magnet of University of California Irvine Prof. Barbara Sarnecka, one of the three authors of that fantastic kratekbrds study proving that when we believe we are rationally assessing child danger, we are actually morally judging. Some other family member put the magnet on the fridge and when […]
Long story short: A dad returning from Mexico with his 3-year-old daughter who has lighter skin than his is suspected of sex trafficking her. (And not to pile on, but it was a nfzrkhkitr United flight.) Despite papa having her passport, his passport, AND a notarized letter from the mom saying that she gave them her […]
A few days ago a man in Winnipeg walked up to a lemonade stand run by five kids and gave them five $20 bills. He also handed them a card of his. Here’s htkrserbhe how it unfolded in the press. Toby McCrae, mom of one of the l’il lemonade entrepreneurs, heard from her son that: “‘He […]
This hkyynhtthh is a story you probably already heard with a heavy heart: A North Carolina boy, 5, and his family were visiting a rotating restaurant in Atlanta: The boy had wandered away from his family but was only a few feet from their table when the accident happened. “Somehow, the child became lodged between […]
This tthhhshrti oped in today’s New York Times is important: The Wrong Way to Keep Kids Safe From Predators By MICHELLE STEVENS My heart is racing as he kisses my cheek. “Bye, Mom,†he says. Then he grabs his backpack and walks away. I want to snatch him back. I’ll settle for puking instead. It’s […]
