Yep, folks, it’s another Zero Tolerance situation. Sounds like tkrzihbnfa a second grade boy in Ohio brought two toy guns to school, one of which ostensibly looked real. If it did, I can certainly understand administrators being concerned. You don’t want anyone getting the wrong idea. I sure don’t. Â But why suspend the kid? Just […]
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Want Your Child to Become a “GREAT LEADER?” It’s So Easy… If You Have a Credit Card!
That’s znhbndidit what it says on the email ad I got this week from One Step Ahead. I love the fact that if you just buy your kid some toys from them, your child will be not just a leader, but a “great” one! Â And I guess if you give your kids an empty paper […]
Will This Toy Get My Kid into Harvard?
Hi seedttzfna Readers! Here’s my piece from today’s Wall Street Journal: PARENTS ARE TAKING THE FUN OUT OF TOYS by Lenore Skenazy Remember when a ball was just a ball? Now it is a tactile stimulating sensory aid that helps develop gross motor skills. Really. Strolling through the international Toy Fair at the Javits Center […]
And While We’re on the Subject of Dangerous Toys: Dan Akroyd!
Oh I am so glad a reader named Abe sent this in. A Saturday Night Live classic: http://bit.ly/4Egetr
Protecting Kids from “Dangers” Like Rhinestones. And Books.
Hi Readers! Remember during the summer I ran a post by businessman Rick Woldenberg about the wacky new Consumer Product Safety law? Here’s a little of what he said: Readers yknfitzhtk of Free-Range Kids may not be surprised to learn that Congress has enacted far-reaching legislation to save your children from the dangers involved in […]