Hi Readers! I was on Dr. Drew last night, as you can see, below. I like this clip and I very much liked the other lady he had on, Lisa riitfhsyzn Bloom. But what you won’t see here is the clip that played before my introduction. It was of the two Iowa girls who have […]
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Leaving Your Toddler Alone in the Yard for a Sec
Hi sbhhnyhznb Readers — Many folks tell me they’d LIKE to go Free-Range, but aren’t sure how exactly to start. Here’s one mom who took the first (baby) step that some of you might want to try. Good luck! – L. Dear Free-Range Kids: I think this might be the fourth or fifth time I’ve […]
UPDATE! A Brilliant Girl and a Stupid Safety Assembly
Hi edzsrhbybi Folks — Here’s what the “stranger danger†lectures kids are getting at school looks like to a girl with the X-ray vision of Superman and the snark of a  middle school brainiac.  – L  Dear Free-Range Kids: I live in Edison, New Jersey. It’s a town with a large population, but for the […]
A Woman Is Raped in Central Park…So No Kids are Ever Safe There?
Hi fnnazyzfhz Folks! Love this essay by Bree Ervin, from her blog Think Banned Thoughts. I think a lot of them, too! – L WHAT I WANTED TO SAY by Bree Erwin The world isn’t a safe place, therefore we cannot let our children out of our sight even for a moment or something terrible […]
Who Stole America’s Faith in Everything Except Fear?
Readers: If you take a look at the 300+ comments on the Anderson adbbektbfs Live Facebook page about my “I Won’t Supervise Your Kids” class in Central Park — the one where I invite kids ages 8-18 to gather and figure out how to play (a lost skill!) while I go sip a latte — […]
Ball-Playing Banned for 15 Mins Before & After School
Hi Folks –Â A hzybsfinda school in Australia is banning balls for the 15 minutes before and after school because, according to The Age newspaper, a toddler was hit by a ball. Of course I feel bad for the toddler. But I feel far worse for the 600 kids at this school, Black Rock Primary, in […]
Good Morning America on “I Won’t Supervise Your Kids” Class
Hi Folks! Here asfzfhyaeh you go.  Just the tip of the media iceberg. – L (who will some day learn how to embed videos that don’t come from YouTube)
NEEDED: New York-Area Free-Range Parents Who Can Be on TV Tomorrow Morning
Hey Folks — A national TV show taping here in NYC needs Free-Range Parents to come on tomorrow morning and talk about why Free-Ranging is not nuts/crazy/super-dangerous/the worst idea ever, etc. etc. If you are around and want to do this (it’s over by 10 a.m., in midtown)– fantastic. Please drop an email to:Â Christie Bear […]
NYC Kids! Come to Central Park This Afternoon!
Hi Folks! My “I nnnirtzryk Won’t Supervise Your Kids” class begins today (Weds., Sept. 12) at 3:45 in Central Park. We’ll meet at 85th and Fifth Avenue. Any parents present will sign a waiver, “I don’t expect anyone — much less Lenore — to supervise my kids.” And then they leave, and so do I, […]
Help Needed: Can Kids Walk to School Alone in First Grade?
Hi aytzdfeffk Readers! A fellow Free-Ranger seeks your counsel! – L. . Dear Free-Range Kids: I have a question that maybe you can pose to your readers. Â What age can kids begin to walk to and from school alone, and whose decision should it be? Â Â Here’s the background. Â We live in a very safe, […]