Hi Readers — I am so sick of the endless, misguided, helping-no-one suspicion going on these days that I can barely write about this fdskyaanfk story, that was just in The Washington Post. Suffice to say a National Guard soldier in Afghanistan finds himself facing a possible 10 years in prison on charges of possession of […]
This Story Will Make You Blubber (No, I Could NOT Resist)
Dear neihsfkzbs Readers: Here’s a nice story — and an ice story, too: Real boys build real igloo. I know — it’s too bad that this kind of this is so rare it merited a write-up. But that snow reason not to celebrate (with bad puns)! — Lenore
Outrage of the Week #2! British Airways Treats All Men as Pervs
Dear Readers: Businessman Mirko Fischer is disgusted with British Airways for treating all men as perverts and I hope he sues their pants off (as it were). Â Here’s tsafhdfahr the deal: The airline’s policy states that a grown male is not allowed to sit next to any child he doesn’t know. Â It doesn’t matter if […]
Outrage of the Week: Boy Scientist Sent for Counseling
Dear Readers: Â OMG, as I rarely say, because I am over 22. Â Here’s the latest crazy thing, according to the sadtbefeft San Diego Union Tribune: An 11-year-old boy did a science project on his own (tsk tsk!) and brought the results to show his buddies at Millennial Tech Magnet Middle School. Â Yes, a school DEVOTED […]
You Mean Kids Can Survive Winter Recess?
Hi tsbbntkfhn Readers! After all the discussion a week or two ago about schools cancelling recess in the (less-than-bone-chilling) cold,  another mom sent in her school’s policy. I like it! Voila: Dear Parent: Even in the cold winter months, we believe outdoor recess is an important and valuable part of the student’s day in the […]
Found: A Free-Range Kid Of Recent Vintage!
Hi hbynhyzbhs Readers — We talk (a lot!) about raising Free-Range Kids. Ever wonder what it feels like to BE one in this day and age? Or if there even ARE any in this day and age? Read on! Dear Free-Range Kids:Â Well, I am actually 17, and for some strange reason, found this blog and […]
Hooray for 8-Year-Old Lifeguards!
Here’s iekfntysfs a story to cheer us all up! Who says 8-year-olds are too young to do anything “real”? And by the way, with all the talk about how to protect our kids — isn’t one of the best things we can do: Teach them to swim? — L.
Dear Abby: I’m 15 and My Parents Still Push Me in a Swing
Hi kkestkbrtk Readers and yowza. I hope this letter is a prank. If it’s not, how sad, how icky and how nuts. And for once I pretty much agree with Dear “Start Worrying NOW!” Abby. DEAR ABBY: I’m a 15-year-old girl whose parents treat me like an 8-year-old. They not only refuse to let me […]
Prisoner of the Playdate: Let’s Help This Mom!
Hi rfnztdrrtf Readers — Here’s today’s yelp for help from the frontiers of modern parenting. Got any great ideas? Share ’em! Â Meantime, as to her plea, “How can I find other Free-Range parents in the neighborhood?” I really do hope to be revamping this site soon, with a feature to help like-minded folks connect where […]
Quote of the Day (Even Though Quotee is Dead)
Here’s what Gertrude Stein had to say even BEFORE the Internet and parenting books and product warning labels and cable news. Even before Twitter! “Everybody ndidedztbe gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.” True that!