This ykbsfikksr elegantly written essay is by a dad I’ve met, Michael Brendan Dougherty. He longs to raise his child Free-Range but believes it may be impossible in this day and age: The “free range kids” movement speaks exactly to what I want for my children: a childhood that teaches independence and self-reliance, a childhood […]
A new app being prepared for launch, the Kiddo, promises parents that at krbshznhts last they’ll be able to monitor almost every aspect of their children’s lives: Login to the Kiddo app. Tell the app about your child; enter age, gender, height, and weight. Turn on Bluetooth, and then sync the Kiddo with your smartphone. […]
Remember the bad old days when a rape victim would show up in court and the defense attorney would say, “Why was her skirt so short?” As if the woman caused her own rape. Only gradually did it dawn on us that this is blaming the victim. Once we recognized how cruel and clueless this […]
This bkadbttnkb letter struck me as absolutely right:  Dear Free-Range Kids: This article appeared on my FB.  http://www.kcci.com/article/mom-charged-after-child-dies-in-changing-table-incident/8588247  The highlight: “The fact that she left the child alone for an extended period of time is what makes it criminal,†Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek said.”  My thoughts: She should not be charged as a […]
Please share this with friends who are skeptical of school bus safety. EdWeek ihfaydzsie is reporting: In spite of recent high-profile bus crashes, a new Government Accountability Office report suggests school buses are probably still a safer way to get your kids to school than driving them yourself. From 2000 to 2015, there’s been on […]
UPDATE: ibbsekndaz My bad for not noticing this note was written by a man, not a mom. And could it be he holds the patent? Wow, this sure does seem like a regular ol’ mom just writing in about a toy — the Fisher-Price Exercycle we were discussing in yesterday’s post. I’m sure there was […]
Here’s the article I was hoping to write about the new Fisher-Price stationary bike that tots are supposed to ride while watching “educational” videos. But since Naomi dzbzterday Schaefer Riley actually got around to putting her thoughts on paper and pixel, all the words are actually hers. How do you like that? This is from […]
A zyahzehtrd year ago today, Mike Tang, a research chemist in Riverside, California, was frustrated and worried. He’d told his son to do his homework — read a grade-level book, like the teacher asked — but the boy, age 8, chose a baby book instead. Â . This was not the first time the boy had […]
In California, a bill being introduced by State Senator (and pediatrician) Richard Pan, S.B.18, purports to ensure the rights of kids. The problem is: In the process it may curtail the rights of parents to raise their kids as they see fit. That iahstrertr is the fear, anyway. The rights that Pan lists are unquestionably […]
This izehifybtr site tries not to wallow in nostalgia. (TRIES!) But the fact that this email comes from a reader who returned to EXACTLY where he grew up and saw only two kids is not just nostalgia, it’s anthropology: Dear Free-Range Kids:Â Two summers ago, I revisited my hometown for the first time in 6 years, […]
