Hi Readers! Here’s a nice note about a normal day — so normal it deserves comment. THIS is the kind of thing I’m talking about with, ”Take Our Children to the Park…And Leave Them There Day.” Fun, sociability, community. NO BIG DEAL! Read on! Dear Free-Range Kids: The past few times I’ve written to you, […]
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Hey Readers: Check out St. Louis’ City Museum, as described in this delightful Wall Street Journal piece by Conor Dougherty. Despite — or because of — it’s slight frisson of danger (and five story jungle gym) it attracts 700,000 people a year. That’s a lot of climbing! — Lenore
Hi Readers — This essay is long, but so powerful it blew me away. As we near May 22′s ”Take Our Children to the Park…and Leave Them There Day,” the author’s question is extremely relevant: What happens when WE believe our kids will be safe, but the authorities do not? Read on. And prepare for […]
Hey Readers — Sometimes it doesn’t take a Supreme Court ruling to get a scared, silly rule reversed. Sometimes it just takes a little spine. Here’s the story of the mom who wanted to let her son ride his bike to school and at first (and second) the school said no. But then — victory! […]
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Hi Readers — This is the blog that started the book that came out in hardcover a year ago and…
Hi Readers — This essay comes to us from a reader who sounds like she had an enviable vacation (at…
Hi Readers: Here’s fkfknefkff something very nice: America’s 392 national parks are suspending their entrance fees next week — April…
Hi Folks — Got this question over the transom (well, Internet) yesterday. Got me thinking/humming/blogging! Dear Free-Range Kids: I’ve been…
Dear Readers — It is with terrible sadness I report the death of a woman at about 3:45 this afternoon…