Go to LetGrow.org to see the original Today Show interview with me about letting my 9-year-old ride the subway alone (host was quite dubious) vs. the CBS Evening News interview that ran last night on Utah’s Free-Range Kids Law, which, the report explained, naturally allows kids to naturally walk to school and naturally parents are happy about this. Suddenly, childhood freedom is kinda normal again. What a shift!
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Readers — Free-Range Kids started 10 years ago. Today, our vision of more freedom for kids and parents becomes the law of the land in Utah. Join the celebration over at the blog of my new non-profit, Let Grow, which is fighting the same fight, but now with a board and a budget!
Australia began as a penal colony, right? This school seems inspired by history. Please join the conversation at Let Grow!
Join the conversation at Let Grow! Trust me! Trusters are better at detecting lies, says a new study.
One more click and you’re at the clip! Here it is, over at Let Grow! — L
Brought to us by Prof. Barbara Sarnecka: Snappy (and some not-so-snappy), smart comebacks to the people who think our kids are in mortal peril the second we take our eyes off them. Join the conversation (and add more comebacks!) at Let Grow, where I blog now.
It’s back to the future in Deerfield, IL, thanks to a first grader knocking on another first grader’s door. Join the conversation at Let Grow!
Let me know. A florist tells me fewer people are answering the door. Join the conversation over at Let Grow!
It’s not them — it’s us. We are forcing them into academics far too early, writes Angela Hanscom. Join the discussion over at Let Grow, where I’m blogging now. And have a great weekend! – L.
The worst of the worst. Take a look at this corrosive drivel and join the discussion at Let Grow.