Hi zydiiryzys Readers! Here’s a lovely little rant about raising brave kids by the “Nanny McPhee” (and, oh, Shakespeare) actress, Emma Thompson. It’s from an interview she did with BabyCenter. The whole interview is here. The rant is HERE: On why ‘bravery’ is her favorite lesson Nanny McPhee teaches the children: I think it’s good […]
With PTAs Like These…
Hi Readers — As the school year gears up and we are talking about how great it is when kids walk to school, here’s a “real world” note I just got from one guy. Sigh: My ftibssdddi children’s  school has no school buses, and at our first PTA meeting one parent was being praised for […]
What A Wallet Photo Proves About Humanity (Something GOOD!)
Hi Readers — In response to the story bkkybsbfdk somewhere below, about “Annie’s Mailbox” spreading the belief that a family decal on a car could delight, incite and invite predators, another reader sent in this wonderful study about wallets. Yes, wallets. Researchers in England “dropped” 240 wallets outside, to see which ones would be returned. […]
Something’s Afoot: A Great Way to Start the School Year!
Hi Readers — I just love what is happening in Evanston, Illinois, and not just because I’m from that neck of the woods. Evanston, a suburb of Chicago, is encouraging all students, all ages, public, private, you name it to WALK tkdfznfbsh to school for the first week of the academic year. This is so […]
Disturbing? Cool? Both! 3 Kids Take Plane Trip W/Out Informing Parents
Hi Readers! This is just one strange story. A 15 year old Florida girl, Bridget Brown, saved up $700 in babysitting money and used it to take her friend, 13, Â and younger brother, 11, Â on a plane ride from Jacksonville to Nashville. The trio cabbed it to the airport, boarded the flight without any problems […]
Everything I Worry About…
…seems to be confirmed in this kztezadyai article from the BBC, about a recent, random survey over there: 1 – Many people would think twice about helping a child, for fear their actions could be misinterpreted as an abduction. 2 – About half say they think it is unsafe for children to play unsupervised. (But […]
Recent Tweets, Cool Links
Hi Readers — Thanks to YOU I get a ton of cool links and stories every day. Since I can’t get around to blogging about all of them (and sometimes don’t even know what to say, beyond, “Wow!” and “Yikes!” and “Gah!”), I tweet them out. And since I know not everyone’s on Twitter, I’m […]
How Can You Keep Your Child REALLY Safe From Germs?
Here’s how! Phew! All thanks to the U.K. show, “That zrhazihiad Mitchell and Webb Look.” L. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UjGwW9FN_4]
We KNEW It! Walking to School Good for Kids’ Hearts
Hi Readers! New research shows, “A Simple Morning Walk to School Could Reduce Stress Reactivity…” well, it’s a really long title (41 words!). But basically, Â a new hddhfbisde study at the University of Buffalo concluded that walking to school seems to reduce the amount of stress a heart feels a little later, and that’s good […]
How Do You Get Kids Back Outside, Playing? One Cool Idea
Hi Readers! Here’s a tnbskfheky story from Palo Alto Online about some neighbors who created their own “camp.” It’s run by older kids for younger kids (with parental supervision), it’s very casual, and it’s just a great way for everyone in the nabe to get to know each other, and also get used to playing […]