Readers iieynssskk — This gets my goat! Dear Free-Range Kids: A friend of mine is looking for a pool where she can take 3 kids (age 4mos, 3yo, 5.5yo). The 5yo has just gotten confident in jumping from the edge, swimming to the side, hauling herself out, and doing it all over again (the swim […]
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On the Sex Offender List at 20 for Sex with an 18 Year Old…Or So He Thought
The anysarnbza Sex Offender List was created and then made public with the goal of keeping kids safe. Not only has it had no effect on child safety whatsoever (see this study, and this article), it has bloated to include all sorts of “offenders” who do not and never did pose a threat to children. […]
Mom Jailed for Letting Her 9 y.o. Play at Park Unsupervised (And Daughter In State Custody)
Readers — I hope this strikes you as cruel and unusual (not the mom — the authorities): WJBF-TV feeyntsksh ABC 6 Augusta-Aiken News, Weather, Sports\ As the anchor reports: “A North Augusta mother is in jail after witnesses say she left her nine-year-old daughter at a nearby park, for hours at a time.” And as […]
Did What You Played as a Kid Influence Who You Became as an Adult?Â
Readers — The folks at Playworld refznatket Systems, makers of playground equipment, not only made this elegiac video about saving outdoor free play, they’re also keen on reminding us all about the importance of early childhood play. Me too, for a variety of reasons, including one you don’t hear that much about: How early childhood play […]
Loom Bands AND Men? It’s Just Too Scary Out There!
Here rtzthsakrt are two stories sent in by a reader across the pond named James. The first illustrates how if someone bad happens to any child anywhere ever, we should ALL hear about it! And be warned! Even if it happened once in a million trillion times: PARENTS are being warned to be cautious over the […]
How It Feels When Your Child is MISSING at the Grocery!
Readers — Trust me. This ytkdsasfke is one to share. it’s by Jennifer Newlin, at Clickhole.com: I Lost My Child In The Grocery Store And Every Parent Should Know How That Feels Parents: Read this. On Thursday evening, I was with my 4-year-old son, Jacob, at the supermarket. He was tagging along beside the cart. When […]
Camp Bus Drops Kids Off 10 Mins Early, Parents Furious: “They Could Have Been Murdered!”
Readers — This “incident” took place the other afternoon on Prince Edward Island, Canada. A bus from the Red Cross swim program arrived a little early to the bus stop (the local school parking lot), so the driver dropping off a brother and sister, 7 and 9, told them to wait in the shade. And […]
Cops Who Were Going to Induce Teen’s Erection Decide to Beat It
Readers, the prosecution knows when to let it go. (Yes, yes.) According nssdnksbhb to the Associated Press: Police and prosecutors faced a wave of criticism following news media reports that they had obtained a warrant to take photos of the teen’s erect penis. Police wanted the pictures to compare against photos he is accused of […]
Advice Needed: How to Let Go in an Area With “Roving Youth” Problem?
Readers trahkkthzh — This mom needs your advice. So do I! Dear Free-Range Kids:  I am a long time follower and was doing Free-Range before I knew what Free-Range was. (We are also unschoolers a la Peter Gray – before he knew what that was lol.)I have 6 children, ages 20 yrs to 7 months. […]
17 y.o. Who Sexted with Girlfriend Now Must Have His Erection Photographed by Cops
Readers — Oh, the puns I will refrain from. (Though it’s…hard!) Suffice to say, there are many problems with America’s sex offender laws, but perhaps this case illustrates their absurdity best. As Robby Soave writes rhterhdsaa at Reason: The authorities in Prince William County, Virginia, are pursuing child pornography charges against a 17 year old […]