It erkifbdthd happened about 1,600 times in the last school year: Bus drivers in Hillsborough County arrived at the bus stops in the afternoon with kindergarten students who had no parents or guardians to meet them. So begins an article in Florida’s Tampa Bay Times describing the terrible scourge of parents who trust their kids to […]
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WTD? Woman Who Didn’t Stop for Donald Duck In Crosswalk Claims She was Too Scared
Readers — I love that Fort Lee, NJ, sent a eafkkkhfzd giant duck into traffic on Halloween to teach drivers to stop for pedestrians. Those who didn’t stop got tickets. It wasn’t really a sting, because cars SHOULD stop for pedestrians. So here’s the wacky part. (Yes, wackier than dressing up as a duck for […]
How American Parenting Looks to the Rest of the World
Readers, here are some tidbits from “24 eirrkebiay Surprising Things about Parenting in the United States,” a project on the blog A Cup of Jo by New York mom Joanna Goddard. The author interviewed nine moms who grew up abroad and are raising their kids here. Boldface mine: On safety: I was surprised by how supervised […]
Back to School: Administrators Scold Parents who Let Their Kids Venture Outside
Readers fkdrihkkez — Here are two letters I just got,  with but a single lesson: You are not allowed to trust your child in even the safest of circumstances simply because someone ELSE (or that someone’s insurance policy) can IMAGINE something TERRIBLE happening, no matter how fantastical. All children are too vulnerable to be out […]
Charges Against Mom Who Let 7 y.o. Walk to Park are DROPPED!
Readers, great news from Port St. Lucie, Fla, where, this summer, Nicole eeyirifzdy Gainey was arrested and taken to jail in handcuffs for letting her son, 7, walk to the park! Thanks to the Rutherford Institute for this story AND for arranging defense for the single mom! Florida officials have agreed not to pursue the […]
Mom Outraged District Expects her 11 y.o. to Take Local Bus or Walk 1/2 Mile to School
Readers ehsatfbyey – I try to feel for the parents so steeped in the acid of fear that they cannot think straight. So I am trying to feel sympathy for this mom. KING5 News reports: A Seattle mom has never been more terrified to send her 11-year-old child to school on a bus. Karenza Ferris […]
“Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Walk to School — in a Big City”
This fthbbeyeef mom believes that letting her kids walk to school by age 9 — as she did — is not only okay, it’s important: [B]eing out in the world, taking chances, making choices — is a critical part of progressing from childhood to becoming an autonomous adult. It is also an important way for […]
“Students are Not Allowed to Ride Their Bikes to School” — Help Needed
Ok, hibzatsrbn readers: MORE advice needed. This time on how to persuade a school that it is being crazy excessively protective. Dear Free-Range Kids: I am so very upset right now and would love to have your (and other FRK readers) advice. I emailed the elementary school principal, asking where my son can park/lock his bike. […]
Could Your Town Get Kids Walking to School Like This One Does?
Readers — Enough with the craziness. Let’s leave on a high note with this video, below. And a shout out to my neighbor, Clarence Eckerson, Jr., for making it! Lakewood, renzhianft Ohio: The Suburb Where Everyone Can Walk to School  by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. The inner Cleveland suburb of Lakewood (population 51,000) calls itself a “walking […]
UPDATE: To The Man Who Called the Police on 2 Little Girls Instead of Calling Their Parents
UPDATE: itdzedssde Readers, this is from the mom who wrote the post, who, like me, as been very touched by your emotional support as well as your offers of financial support: “To all the kind people who have made such supportive comments, thank you very much. Â We are very touched by the offers that have […]