Readers ysyhekiknb — The story below makes me so sad and so angry, and you will see why. If anyone at Child Protective Services or the police department would pick up a single book written before predator panic swept the country, they’d see that 6-year-olds were always part of the neighborhood scene, scampering, playing, or […]
Hi Folks — Here’s yet another sign of the times: A izrfybdidb news story about a Rhode Island school bus driver whose bus stalled in the snow. After a while the kids — a dozen middle school students — asked if they could just walk the 1.5 miles to school. Readers: He said yes! Readers: […]
Hi niydayazyr Folks! This post comes to us from England, where  independent filmmaker David Bond is making a documentary about  MARKETING nature. I like that idea because I’d like to do something similar: MARKET the happy, confident childhood kids can enjoy if parents “buy”  the fact that  it’s safe. If you have any more ideas […]
Hi betbzbeinh Folks! Just spoke at the Wellesley Mothers Forum — really fun. And now comes this nice note. Hope springs! – L Dear Free-Range Kids: I wanted to share with you my Free-Range moment with my fourth grade students. Â In Ontario, we’re experiencing some political unrest in our schools due to the legislation […]
Hi nkfzdtthfa Folks! As you may or may not know, I give Free-Range Kids talks all over the place. This coming Tuesday, Oct. 9, Â I will be speaking at the Wellesley Mothers Forum in Wellesley, MA, at 8 p.m. Last week I was in Wyndham, NH, keynoting the New Hampshire Children in Nature Coalition — […]
Yes, Readers — It’s the day when even hovering parents and litigation-fearing administrators are encouraged to let their kids walk or bike to school! idtrzzikyb Here are the details as I run off to Windham, New Hampshire, where I will be giving a talk tomorrow at the Children in Nature Conference. Â It’s all about what […]
Hi Readers! I was on Dr. Drew last night, as you can see, below. I like this clip and I very much liked the other lady he had on, Lisa riitfhsyzn Bloom. But what you won’t see here is the clip that played before my introduction. It was of the two Iowa girls who have […]
Hi fnnazyzfhz Folks! Love this essay by Bree Ervin, from her blog Think Banned Thoughts. I think a lot of them, too! – L WHAT I WANTED TO SAY by Bree Erwin The world isn’t a safe place, therefore we cannot let our children out of our sight even for a moment or something terrible […]
Hey ddhdtasfkb Readers — Here’s a query from reader that I’m curious about, too. Weigh in! — L.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY2mgrEqjVI] . Dear Free-Range Kids:Â My name is Stacey Gordon and I have noticed that I never see children doing the things that we did when we were kids. Â They seem to be supervised at all times and never […]
Hi edydisskyn Folks — I love this exchange on Facebook about kids and bruises! Wrote one mom: I brought my 5 year old son to the dentist yesterday and she was amazed to see that he has scratches and bruises. She said she never really sees those kinds of small injuries on kids nowadays because […]
