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    Gotta Love TV News: “Playground Fun Could Lead to Tragedy — Tune In at 10!”

    July 29, 2016

    ThisFox 59 WXIN ad is so classic it belongs in the Fearmongering Hall of Fame…or maybe on The Simpsons. I…

    To Sign Out My Tweens I Must Show a Sticker That Matches Theirs

    July 28, 2016

    Dutifully documenting the end of human trust and common sense, I give you this: Dear Free-Range Kids: I love my…

    “Why Did The School Have a Stump So Near The Fence?” Our Knee-Jerk Impulse to Blame

    July 27, 2016

    A reader in the U.K, Hazel, sends us this strange story of a 14-year-old girl who went to retrieve her…

    What is the Most Common Age of a Sex Offender? (Surprise!)

    July 26, 2016

    Readers, here’s my piece on sex offender laws that’s in today’s New York Post.  If you have sons, it might…

    Enough with the Smashed Watermelons! Helmet Mania Is Scaring Kids Away from Biking

    July 24, 2016

    When I spoke at the Velo-City Conference in Austria a few years back, the speaker before me declared that  helmet…

    UPDATE! School Explains “Real” Reason for Its Clapping Ban

    July 21, 2016

    This just in, from  news.com.au: An  explanation for the clapping ban we were discussing today on the post before this…

    School Bans Clapping. Kids May Wriggle, Punch the Air and Show “Excited Faces”

    July 21, 2016

    Elanora Heights, a public school in Sydney, Australia, has banned clapping out of “respect” for noise-sensitive students. Instead, kids can…

    Boy, 3, Sneaks Out and Wanders onto 6-Lane Highway: Is Mom Guilty of Neglect?

    July 20, 2016

    . David Pimentel is law professor at University of Idaho and the father of six Free-Range kids. He writes and…

    My Kid’s Camp Made Her Drink So Much Water that She Got Sick

    July 19, 2016

    This comment came in the other day and deserves a closer look. It comes from “Scout Mom,” the mother of…

    How to Become a Pokemon-Go Fearmonger

    July 17, 2016

    Because I am on some “mommy blogger” list,  I get pitches all the time from “freelancers” who’d like to  write…

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