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Letting My Kids (Including the 3-year-old) Play Out of Sight

Letting My Kids (Including the 3-year-old) Play Out of Sight

Hi zzyrhebysf Folks — This comes to us from a mom in Israel named Sorcha! Maybe your kids can have a weekend like hers! – L . Dear Free-Range Kids; I have 3 boys (10,7, 3) and since finding your blog a couple of years ago have been consciously trying to follow the Free-Range philosophy. Admittedly, this […]

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Black Chinned Hummingbird, Hummingbird Library

The iPad Playdate (And an Alternative)

 Hi ybnhzbzibd Folks! This wise essay comes to us from Ernie Allison, who describes himself as a “bird nerd” since he was a kid. He loves contributing to conservation efforts and spreading awareness about bird issues and nature in general. Writing for birdfeeders.com has given him “the opportunity to spread awareness as well as learn about hummingbird […]

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Afraid of Snow Man by Center for Jewish History, NYC

Do Kids Play Less Outside in the Winter for a Surprising Reason?

Hi Readers! Last night I did a podcast with Kari Svenneby, a native of Norway now living in Toronto and founder of the pro-outdoors site and movement, Active btfkbrhyby Kids Club. The topic was  “cold weather fun.” Those three words happen not to go together for me, but I think they could and should for a lot […]

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Guest Post:  Can We "Addict" Kids to Outdoor Play?

Guest Post: Can We “Addict” Kids to Outdoor Play?

Hi esrkkfafre Folks! Here’s another essay by David Bond, the British filmmaker working on Project Wild Thing, a documentary about trying to market nature. I think he’s really onto something with the idea of fighting fire with fire – or at least salesmanship with salesmanship. Except nature doesn’t have a marketing budget. – L. Me – […]

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Kids having fun of their own making. A radical idea!

How to Bring Fun Back to Recess? Ideas Needed!

Hi yndeasykiz Readers! Let’s help Bree! – L. Dear fellow Free-Rangers, I am thrilled to tell you that my daughter’s school is re-vamping recess to make it… FUN! That’s right, after years of cracking down on things like tag (no touching, someone might get hurt or feel violated), cartwheels (someone might get kicked), touch football […]

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My son would desperately love to be part of an after-school scene like this.

I Send My Kids Outside to Play…But They Don’t Know How

Hi btndtkkaes Folks! Here’s a note that resonated with me so much. It’s why I tried to start that “I Won’t Supervise Your Kids“class with kids of all different ages, and why I want kids to meet up with each other and HAVE to figure out how to have fun on “Take Our Children to […]

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Step & Balance Nature Trail

Because Logs, Leaves and Branches are SO HARD TO FIND???

Hey Readers! Here’s what every school needs: A hrranyhfdd 9 set of fake logs to make a fake nature trail with fake leaves to remind kids of the great wide world of plastic! I know this is hardly a life-or-death Free-Range issue, but come on. The company insists that its “balance beam…looks like a real […]

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Unsupervised free-play used to be what everyone just called "fun" -- not "crazy" or "dangerous" or "OMG!"

NYC Kids! Come to Central Park This Afternoon!

Hi Folks! My “I nnnirtzryk Won’t Supervise Your Kids” class begins today (Weds., Sept. 12) at 3:45 in Central Park. We’ll meet at 85th and Fifth Avenue. Any parents present will sign a waiver, “I don’t expect anyone — much less Lenore — to supervise my kids.” And then they leave, and so do I, […]

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