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    Non-Coddled Puppies Grow Up to be Best Guide Dogs

    August 9, 2017

    Woof woof woof! Er…I mean, chew on this: A study published Monday in the  Proceedings of the National Academy of…

    Media Madness

    Brainwashed into Believing Things are Bad

    August 8, 2017

    This is a topic covered often by commenter Donald Christensen, who points out that repetition turns into belief. So when…

    Miscellaneous

    Surge in Child Loneliness From 2007 to Present, Coinciding with Advent of iPhone

    August 6, 2017

    This remarkable piece in The Atlantic by psychologist Jean Twenge looks at the emotional demographics of Millennials. She has been…

    Crazy Parents

    Mom Makes Daughter, 18, Send Endless Selfies Proving She is Where She Says She Is: Love or Abuse?

    August 3, 2017

    An exchange between an 18-year-old and her mom has gone viral, reports the website Shareably: Kaelyn is 18, has graduated…

    HELP NEEDED: Mom of Girl, 11, Wants to Go Free-Range, Needs Some Neighbors to Do The Same!

    August 2, 2017

    Here’s a note from a mom containing some common questions: Dear Free-Range Kids: I would LOVE to allow my very…

    Helicopter Effect on Kids

    How Helicopter Parents Needlessly Scared My Anxious Son

    August 1, 2017

    We can’t control the busybodies out there (sigh). But this mom wonders how can we get them to stop interfering…

    Am I “Making It Easier for Pedo Abductors”?

    July 31, 2017

    A reader’s note: I can’t believe you are a reporter. Sounds more like you are trying to sway public opinion…

    How Easy It Is to Have Your Children Taken Away for Trivial Reasons, Part 2

    July 28, 2017

    After the NY Times did its story on how easy it is particularly for poor people to have their children…

    Miscellaneous

    San Francisco Getting Rid of Sand at its Playgrounds

    July 27, 2017

    Don’t bother bringing a plastic shovel when you head to a San Francisco playground anymore. The city is getting rid…

    Miscellaneous

    Follow-Up on the Mom Arrested for Leaving Child at Lego Store While She Shopped: When IS this Illegal?

    July 26, 2017

    A reader writes: Dear Free-Range Kids: I’m sending a link to a WHEC (Rochester NY local station) news story with…

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