Hi Readers — I’m still on the road and just gave a speech in Chicago sponsored by the National zrfnzetkaf Center for Safe Routes to School. (A jolly bunch!)  Safe Routes reps every state gathered to talk about the pressing question: How can we get more kids walking to school? The organization says  that a […]
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“I Endangered My Children!”
Hi sysrnnfyen Readers — I am hearing so much about “Can I ever EVER leave my child in the car?” lately that I thought I’d share this note that just came in from a sane and loving mom. Voila: Dear Free-Range Kids: I thought of you today as I was standing in Papa Murphy’s waiting […]
Remember The Mom Arrested for Letting Her 12-Year-old Take Younger Sibs to Mall?
Hi Readers — Remember rfsntyzrni that story? A mom let her 12-year-old daughter and the girl’s friend take their combined three siblings to the mall. The kids shopped and had lunch but afterward, when the two older girls went into a dressing room to try on some shirts, they left the younger kids — 7 […]
![Hi Readers: Just got this note today and had to share it, not just because it is so upbeat and hopeful, but  because it is one hell of a marketing piece! Give a mom my book and she, too, can experience the joy that comes with watching her kids grow happy and self-reliant! Dear Lenore: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=freerangekids.wordpress.com&blog=3396577&post=3152&subd=freerangekids&ref=&feed=1" />](https://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=freerangekids.wordpress.com&blog=3396577&post=3152&subd=freerangekids&ref=&feed=1 "The Perfect Mother’s Day Gift: Responsible Kids!")
The Perfect Mother’s Day Gift: Responsible Kids!
Hi Readers: Just got this note today and had to share it, not just because it is so upbeat and hopeful, but  because it is one hell of a marketing piece! Give a mom my book and she, too, can experience the joy that comes with watching her kids grow happy and self-reliant! Dear Lenore: […]
Do You Let Your Kids Walk to School?
If so, TV is calling!If you might be interested in seeing your child on network TV, drop a line to Gwen.Gowen@abc.com . She’s doing a piece on — obviously — letting kids walk to school and needs some “real world” examples. Thanks! — L.
The More Kids Get Moving, The Better They Do In School
Hi Readers — I was just going to tweet this, but it’s such a cool story, I’m providing the link here. ebafszsnid A high school in Naperville, Illinois is holding gym class first period for some kids who struggle with academics. The idea is: Switch on the body and the brain switches on, too. And […]
What Makes Finnish Kids So Smart?
Hi Readers — The Wall Street Journal was wondering that very question. Especially since Finnish school doesn’t start till age 7 (no pre-k! no k!) and there isn’t a lot of homework. The resulting zthhaehntt article, by Ellen Gamerman, is pretty fascinating — and envy-provoking — but here’s the nicest Free-Range paragraph: Once school starts, […]
And A Lovely Free-Range Anniversary Present
This idhkfzbhsb note! And all the others! Dear Free-Range Kids: I don’t exactly remember when or how I stumbled across this site – but I recall that when I did I had been feeling absolutely miserable with being a parent. Sad but true. I was inundated with everyone telling me that to be a good […]
Just When You Thought Free-Range Kids Was Catching On…
Hi Readers — Here’s a link rfhyszsnbe to my essay on ParentDish, “Can a Mom Leave Her Kid Alone at the Library for Three Minutes?” It’s about a mom who left her kid in the children’s room to run upstairs and check out a book in the adult department. She told the librarian she’d be […]
Start Your Week Off Right!
Hi kahhhabrid Readers — This just in. Read it and grin. — L. Dear Free-Range Kids: My 9-year-old son and I went to a little strip mall yesterday. It has five stores. Joey needed a haircut and I needed thank you cards and wine. I sent him with money to get his hair cut while I […]