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    Mom Fined for Letting 6-y.o. Walk 2 Blocks with a Friend

    July 23, 2013

    Readers — If this is the land of the free, why are cops treating happy-go-lucky kids like escaped convicts?  When…

    My Kid Ventured Outside at 3 a.m. at Age 6 in a Dangerous Neighborhood and…

    July 22, 2013

    Folks — This story comes to us a mom named Erica who lives  in a converted warehouse in Oakland, CA,…

    A Kindergartner Lives 10 Houses from School, And Yet…

    July 19, 2013

    Folks — Read this one and gird your loins for a similar battle. Not that I’m quite sure how to…

    “Right On!” vs. “It Is NEVER Okay for Even an 8 y.o. to Walk to School”

    July 18, 2013

    Readers, here’s a look at two world views. Free-Range Kids received both last week: IT’S ABOUT TIME! I was raised…

    Help Needed: “My 7-y.o. is Too Scared to Do Anything On His Own”

    July 17, 2013

    Hey Folks — I am putting this up in the hopes that we can help this mom and her son.…

    “Parents Face Hard Consequences for Leaving Kids in Car” — Today Show Blog!

    July 16, 2013

    Folks: I am more than impressed by this piece on the Today Show blog about criminalizing parents who let their…

    A Fall from the Swings & a Le$$on in Medical Economics

    July 15, 2013

    Folks — I am putting this up as an artifact from the nexus of the worlds of parenting, insurance, and…

    New App Analyzes the “Data” in Your Baby’s Diaper*

    July 12, 2013

    Readers, get set to scientifically analyze your baby’s diaper every single  change. You don’t want to just flush that data…

    Swim Safety Gone Overboard at YMCA

    July 11, 2013

    Readers — Safety is good. Excess safety can actually undermine itself, as it seems to be doing at this Y,…

    “Escape an Active Shooter Camp” Opens in Alabama

    July 10, 2013

    Giving “summer escapism” a whole new meaning, a new camp in Jefferson, AL, will include a session for kids on…

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