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    What Happens if a Man in a Van Really IS Looking for His Lost Dog?

    February 2, 2017

    Here’s a kind of wacky thing that happened in Louisiana last week, courtesy of Ashleigh “Flossy” Dowden, who describes herself…

    Infantilizing young folk

    How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations

    February 1, 2017

    This Daily Mail piece by David Derbyshire is so profound it has been cited over and over: How Children Lost…

    Breaking news

    Was Boy Picked Up by Wrong Babysitter Just “VERY LUCKY” He Wasn’t Sex Trafficked?

    January 30, 2017

    So here’s what happened: A babysitter came to pick up five kids at a New York City public school, including…

    Creating Community

    Proud of My Free-Range Stepson — and Son!

    January 30, 2017

    This reassuring note comes to us from Anna Borden, a stay-at-home mom from Enderby, British Columbia, mom of Dexx (stepson,…

    A Man, A Van, A Plan — And It’s Not Scary

    January 29, 2017

    Gotta love this guy! Guisepe Spadafora travels around the U.S. serving free tea from his mini bus, creating community just…

    Miscellaneous

    Predators and Popcorn: The Four Films that Gave Us Predator Panic

    January 27, 2017

    From an article I wrote for Reason magazine: A mother is puttering in the kitchen, waiting for her daughter to…

    Child Protective Services

    Mom Investigated for Viral Photo of her Husband Cradling Son in Shower

    January 26, 2017

    The picture below was taken by Heather Whitten in 2014. Her son had been sick with Salmonella, so her husband…

    “Why It May Be Impossible to Raise a Free-Range Kid” — But It’s Not

    January 25, 2017

    This elegantly written essay is by a dad I’ve met, Michael Brendan Dougherty. He longs to raise his child Free-Range…

    Now You Can Monitor Every Calorie Your Child Eats or Burns!

    January 24, 2017

    A new app being prepared for launch, the Kiddo, promises parents that at last they’ll be able to monitor almost…

    Why We Blame Moms When Their Kids Die

    January 23, 2017

    Remember the bad old days when a rape victim would show up in court and the defense attorney would say,…

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