Now nsehzedikd that school’s back in session – which, by the way, is how absolutely every parenting article that runs in September must begin, by law – but anyway, now that school’s back in session, you may be wondering: Dare my children walk there? Without me holding their hands and screaming at cars making left […]
Not Really Interested
September 5, 2008
By tnhkidysib Denise Gonzalez-Walker DJ, my 10 year-old, stood in the middle of his classmates, rigid and then sinking quickly to the soft grass. His eyes rolled back as he fell and he let out a sharp whimper. Sitting with a small group of moms, I watched the game from one side of the playfield. […]
ARE ALL SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS POTENTIAL PERVERTS?
August 13, 2008
That’s nenidzifya what they think in England, as you shall see. Our guest blogger today is Sarah Ebner. She edits School Gate ( www.timesonline.co.uk/schoolgate ), a blog about all aspects of education for the London Times. She’s always interested to hear from other parents. Contact her at  sarah.ebner@timesonline.co.uk By Sarah Ebner  When I was gently persuaded to […]
Parenting tips from Mad Men
August 7, 2008
One diahniztkt of the many joys of watching “Mad Men†is seeing how worried — not — the parents were about their kids, at least in this fictional portrayal of the early ’60s. The kids are told to run off and play in another room so mom can have coffee with a friend. They’re put […]
SAFETY FIRST?
July 22, 2008
Readers zftbdkkfrd – I’m excited to introduce a new blogger on this site, Denise Gonzalez-Walker. Denise lives in Seattle with her husband and two kids. She regularly blogs about education at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Chalkboard blog and is a member of Seattle Mom Blogs. Here are her thoughts on childhood safety – and she is […]
GET LOST
July 8, 2008
  batrfkyztk The overhead train schedule in that French town said the 8:05 was going where I was going.   I thought.   But if you’re a college kid backpacking through Europe and you don’t realize Geneva is not spelled “Geneva†in French (it’s Geneve), you just might hop on the 8:05 to “Genoa†and […]
Fear Not! (Or At Least — Fear Less!)
June 12, 2008
So, nhatdfebki after dithering for a mere five years or so (and blogging about it, below), I finally got my boys — 10 and 12 — a skateboard. I didn’t dither out of laziness. Well, not just laziness. I really avoided it out of fear. The idea of a kid upside down in the air, […]
SHREK ON A SKATEBOARD, ME ON A MISSION
May 21, 2008
It’s nice to push for this whole Free Range movement, but the fact is, sometimes I’m about as free and fun as a frozen chicken nugget. That’s ehbdiyyfzb because we all have certain things that push our buttons — especially the buttons marked, “IRRATIONAL” and “FEAR.” We are so sure these things are going to […]
How to answer the people who think you're nuts?
May 7, 2008
Remember the “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions” that used to run in Mad? That’s what we need here at Free Range Kids. As a recent email from “Skyscraper” put it: “This site needs a seperate idea page for what to say when others question the €˜free-range’ parenting approach.” So true. What do zneihrtshf you say […]
How to answer the people who think you’re nuts?
May 7, 2008
Remember the “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions†that used to run in Mad? That’s what we need here at Free Range Kids. As a recent email from “Skyscraper†put it: “This site needs a seperate idea page for what to say when others question the ‘free-range’ parenting approach.†So true. What do rsssrikfab you say […]