This idnbebskfh essay comes to us from Natalie Johnson, a mom of three who wants to Free-Range, but feels some of the ever-more-common misgivings about letting her kids out of her sight. Natalie works at The Wild Network, a non-profit in the UK that helps communities get the tools and inspiration they need to “re-wild” children […]
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Dad Gets 56 Days “Hard Labor” for Making Son, 8, Walk Home at Night
A zyahzehtrd year ago today, Mike Tang, a research chemist in Riverside, California, was frustrated and worried. He’d told his son to do his homework — read a grade-level book, like the teacher asked — but the boy, age 8, chose a baby book instead. Â . This was not the first time the boy had […]
Girl Guide Troop Won’t Let Girl, 9, Walk 2 Blocks Home
. Our culture SAYS we want to raise independent, problem-solving, self-reliant young people. We even have groups like the Scouts and Guides to foster just that ppirit. And then for one reason or another — insurance, fear, knee-jerk no-saying — Â we do this: Dear bkhbebyadk Free-Range Kids: I really enjoyed the movie this morning about […]
MARYLAND MEITIVS CLEARED OF FIRST “NEGLECT” CHARGE
Hallelujah! bfrdtakrfn Danielle and Alexander Meitiv have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the Dec. 20 incident when they let their kids walk home from the park in Silver Spring, MD. Â As Donna St. George in the Washington Post reports: A Maryland couple investigated for neglect after they let their two young children walk home […]
TV Anchors: No Children Were Harmed But They COULD Have Been, So Let’s Look Angry & Worried
Why zktfydekni do I blame the media for making us so afraid for our kids? Because the media are to blame! Print, TV, the Internet, movies, news shows and of course viral videos — the media are all SO in love with the “Children in peril!” story that they will stoop to covering stories where […]
A Cop Sees a Girl Alone at the Park, And Then — a Shock
. A etyyfreifn reader writes: Dear Lenore: My ex father in law is in the hospital. Yesterday we went to a park in Hackensack [NJ] and Elizabeth 6 was having fun and I was cold so I was sitting in the car watching sort of. Elizabeth knew she could come to the car anytime. I […]
My Daughter, 10, Wondered Why the Boy Walking Her Home Wanted to Go In The Alley
A hnbkfdnzzi mom lets her daughter walk home. The girl’s new friend, an older, taller boy, walks home with her…and starts talking about weird stuff. One mom’s surprising and Free-Range story: Dear Free-Range Kids: Â My daughter is 10, our only child. She was born when I was 43 and I did not fit in with […]