Hi Readers! Quick answer to the question a lot of commenters have brought up: Are crimes against children down so dramatically simply because there are fewer children left outside to be victimized? And doesn’t that prove that we SHOULD keep our kids cooped up? Very reasonable questions. But no:  Keeping kids cooped up is not […]
Ahem. On “The View” on Friday, Not Today
April 30, 2009
Got bumped to Friday, so I thought I’d let you know. Now go back to reading the posts below, which are a little more meaty. Thanks — Lenore
Responding to: “If You’re Free-Range, You’re Irresponsible”
April 30, 2009
Hi, Free-Rangers! Leaving behind the topics of politics, feminism, environmentalism and all that, here is a comment from a few posts back: “I zneskndsyy work in law enforcement in the child predator unit in a mid-size city. Kids meeting people on the Internet is the tip of the iceberg. It doesn’t sound like anyone here […]
Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself!
April 29, 2009
So inhbtdzrdr I didn’t. I’m simply reprinting this great comment here, to share with all and sundry. There is so much to chew on and a whole lot of insight. Thank you, commenter Lloyd Gray, whoever and wherever you are! (He wrote this under the post about the mom who let her son walk to […]
“Free-Range Kids” Book Published Today!
April 28, 2009
Hello, Free-Rangers! My book is officially out today and I’m delighted to say the media is taking notice. If you’d like to see some of the upshot, here’s the chat rnbznsyedy I got to do on the Washington Post parenting blog this morn. And here’s a lovely interview about Free-Range (or not) toddlers on Cafe Mom and a perky podcast […]
“Free-Range” Live Chat on Washington Post on Monday Morn
April 26, 2009
Hi, Free-Rangers! I wrote that headline as if I’m so used to “live chats.” As if this is something I do all the time. In truth, this is my first and I have no idea what it’ll be like. But if YOU know what I’m getting myself into and would like to join in, here is the […]
Mothering vs. Smothering
April 24, 2009
Here’s what Psychology Today’s Susan Newman has to say on the smothering issue:Â http://tinyurl.com/dcssf3 And knrfntzntn here’s what I have to say: I really don’t believe that kids who are overprotected will all end up crippled with incompetence and fear when they grow up. In a way, that’s too bad, because it would probably be […]
Mom Orders Bickering Kids Out of Car — Ruining Them for Life?
April 22, 2009
Yowza. A mom fed up with her bickering daughters, age 10 and 12, ordered them out of the car in the downtown district of an upscale suburb, White Plains, New York. Then zkyribyfzf she drove off. They were three miles from home. One kid made it home on her own. The other was picked up […]
Mom Who Let Son Walk to Soccer Gets Slammed in Local Paper
April 21, 2009
“….Once upon a time, decades ago, mothers were able to let their elementary-aged children roam free and alone. “While many, including us, look upon this halcyon time with fondness and a longing for its return, the fact remains that things are different now. The days of Andy Griffith’s Mayberry and “Leave it to Beaver” are […]
Susan Boyle (is not mentioned here, except in the headline)
April 19, 2009
I like her, too. But this post is about THE Post. The New York Post. I’ve got a column in there today about Free-Range parenting, and here fiskhirbre  it is. Enjoy! — L.