Readers: I’m thrilled — see why, below! Kudos to the creator of these wonderful “Mom-Petitor” videos, Valerie Stone Hawthorne, a mom of twins in Texas — and, oh yeah, a PhD in cancer biology and cell biology. What a lightweight! Her blog is Mompetition ztiinninsz and here’s a profile of her in Time. And here’s me!  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZO91sNTz1o]
Reading & Writing & Finger Prints to Identify Your Dead Body, Kids
Hi bfnkfeeaif Readers! Here’s a note from Amy Uzinger, a mom in Tucson. Dear Free-Range Kids: Today I got my 1st grade son’s school pictures in. Along with the pictures, is a ‘Operation Child I.D.’ form. It has my child’s picture and there is a spot on the form to take to the police station […]
Why Would You EVER Put Your Child’s Photo on Facebook for the CREEPS to See?!?
That’s what scared folks ask all the time, believing that predators have a lot more patience than the rest of us and are willing to look through ALL those family photos, just to glimpse your adorable child and plan a trip across several state lines to kidnap him/her. Next time you hear all that, remind […]
A Boy, A Dad, A Tragedy and A Big Question
Readers — I just read aayrkkiikb this story and am sick to my heart. A dad brought his 5 year old son to the park then crossed the street to talk to some friends. The boy ran after him. He got struck by a car and died. Now the father is in jail and the […]
Jeff Lewis Comedy: Dad, What’s This Game Called “Tag”?
Hi Readers! After I laughed out loud three times — sorry, “LOL’d” — I had to share this:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0VOVuxiahk]
Dear Annie: Is It True That Every Time a Child is Alone He Gets Abducted?
Readers zezhyhzkna — Here the latest from Annie’s Mailbox, which is apparently chock full of psychotics. Â If you ever wonder why Americans are so obsessed with fear, dread and predators, here’s a little hint: Dear Annie: Last weekend, I stayed at an upscale motel where they serve breakfast in the lobby. After eating, I went […]
Cloistered Kids Make Terrible Adults
Hi Readers — This adakrfaeyb is just one piercing piece, from the newspaper The Age, in Australia. And while I was down there, the wonderful writer of this wonderful op-ed was kind enough to take me on a walking tour of Melbourne, which turns out to be covered with incredible graffiti! BEAUTIFUL graffiti that blew […]
School Spying Case is Settled (And Yet, This is Just the Beginning…)
In case you were wondering whatever happened in that school district outside of Philly where 2,300 students were issued laptops that the administration then used to spy on the students in their homes, here’s sdybbhrdzd the denouement, as reported on the Law & Disorder website: The school district accused of spying on students at home […]
Free Range FAIL
Hi fiyridkknf Readers! Ah well — it doesn’t always work out as planned.  Read on: Dear Free Range Kids:    One of my friends is a stay at home mom and went to a play group where your book was discussed. One of the moms in the group decided to let her 8-year-old son spread his […]
Outrage of the Week: Today Show’s Crazy Halloween Advice
Readers — It is time to howl at the moon, or, better yet, NBC. Its Today Show “panel shtndkhykb of experts” declared to the world the precise age at which parents can safely let their children start trick or treating without an older chaperon: 13. That’s right. Exactly the age when kids start thinking about […]