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    “School’s Out for Summer” — What’s Wrong with This Ad?

    June 8, 2017

    Nothing wrong with playing, chatting and creating online. But still — anyone else appalled by this ad? (And yes, we…

    Less Than A Year After “MUST DO” Baby Sleep Guidelines, The American Academy of Pediatrics Pulls a Switcheroo

    June 7, 2017

    Just try to figure out what the American Academy of Pediatrics and this spokeswoman are saying in this Good Morning…

    Maryland’s “Free-Range Mom” Danielle Meitiv Throws Her Hat into the Ring

    June 6, 2017

    You know the old saying: When life hands you a CPS investigation (or two), make lemonade. That’s what Danielle Meitiv…

    U.S. House Passes Bill that Would Subject Teen Sexters to 15 Years’ Mandatory Minimum

    June 4, 2017

    This article by Elizabeth Nolan Brown at Reason (a site I write for, too) is a must-read: House Overwhelmingly Supports…

    When Helping Your Kid on the Slide Is the OPPOSITE of Helpful

    June 2, 2017

    A mom, a toddler, a slide. A mom named Kara wrote this on the CityMoms blog  about a day she…

    UNITED AIRLINES: Stop Infantilizing Teens (And Maybe Win a Few Public Relations Points)

    May 31, 2017

    Not to pile on United. But…  . Dear Free-Range Kids:  AARGH!!!!  . Can you please do a piece on unaccompanied…

    Crazy Parents

    A Peek Into a Free-Range Dad / Helicopter Mom’s Divorce

    May 30, 2017

    This cascade of emails between a Free-Range dad and his more helicopter ex-wife is difficult to read. But over the…

    A Mom Traveling With Kids — And the Older Lady Who Put Her 2 Cents In

    May 28, 2017

    A note for anyone traveling with kids or around any kids who are traveling! Dear Free-Range Kids: Had the usual…

    Middle Schoolers Whose Bus Drove by a Dead Body 50 Feet Away Are Offered Counseling

    May 26, 2017

    After a bus full of middle schoolers in Raytown, Missouri, drove past a person dead from suicide about 50 feet…

    Miscellaneous

    The Lonely Refrigerator

    May 25, 2017

    Just a thought about a cultural artifact: Dear Free-Range Kids: As I walked my dog this evening, I saw that…

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