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    Advice to the Mom Who Lost Track of Her Kid at the Airport (And Has Been Beside Herself Ever Since)

    July 21, 2022

    You may recall Katy, the mom who told her 6-year-old to sit by the luggage for a little bit at…

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    Helicopter Parenting is Like Covid: You Can Catch It Even if You’re Trying Hard Not To

    July 13, 2022

    Below a bracing little video to remind us all that helicopter parenting is like Covid — something you just breathe…

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    I Asked My 6-Year-Old to Stay Put While I Got Us Food at Newark Airport. But then —

    July 11, 2022

    Got this letter recently, from a very shaken mom: My name is Katy, and I stumbled upon your website yesterday,…

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    Part 2: When Is a Kid Ready to Run Errands?

    June 21, 2022

    We have several psychologists working on a white paper addressing this very issue right now: What age are kids DEVELOPMENTALLY…

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    The Perfect End of Year School Project (Free, Even!)

    June 15, 2022

    Teachers! Principals! Counselors! Headmasters! If BEFORE the pandemic kids were passive, anxious and depressed, now they’re passive, anxious and depressed…

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    Even If You Think It’s Wrong for Parents to Take Kids to a Drag Show, Don’t Report Them to Child Protective Services

    June 13, 2022

    Take your kids to a drag show, expect a knock at your door. It won’t be The Village People. Government…

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    A Reporter Asks: Is It Safe to Let Kids Run Errands?

    June 7, 2022

    The fact that a question like that — “How safe is it to let young children run errands alone?”  –…

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    Kids Would RATHER Play In Real Life than Online: Here’s How to Make It Happen!

    June 1, 2022

    Five kids at a working class school on Long Island gathered to chat with me a few weeks ago about…

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    “Go Play Outside” Parody of “I Will Survive” — Start Singing!

    May 31, 2022

    This whole movement needs an anthem — and at last we’ve got one: “Go Play Outside” to the tune of…

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    I Stopped to Watch Recess in My Neighborhood — and Security Was Called

    May 12, 2022

    Folks, I “live-Tweeted” this yesterday: Walked by my local elementary school. Stopped to watch the kids playing at recess. So…

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