. This rihddskfrz great idea comes to us from Emily Adams, whose insights and emails I am always grateful for. Please add your own headlines! Dear Lenore: Maybe Free-Range Kids could expand, and do a newspaper/news show/Internet blog with boring (but true) “news” articles about people who make the Free-Range decision for themselves and/or their […]
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The Grapes of Death
. As you read this, note that the mom who wrote this, Alisha, is herself a retired bhkrheshhk “paramedic/firefighter is very aware of what is truly dangerous and is tired of EVERYTHING being treated as such.” Me too. Not tired of precautions. Not tired of safety. Tired of seeing all of childhood through the lens […]
The New York Times to America: Don’t Forget to Panic!
. In the wake of the San Bernardino shootings, the New York Times ran an article titled, “Fear in the Air, Americans Look Over Their Shoulders.” Really? Have we truly become convinced, as a country, that we are in CONSTANT danger? The writer culled his quotes from the NY Times’ query to the public: “How […]
Hey Kids, Have a Happy Halloween! Just Be Aware that You Could Be Grabbed, Kidnapped, Thrown into a Trunk…
. Here’s a jolly little artifact that one of you photographed in a Chicago-area restaurant: . .
NJ SUPREME COURT RULES THAT LEAVING A KID IN THE CAR IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY ABUSE
. What a huge victory for common sense, decent parents and a country otherwise gripped by “worst-first thinking” –thinking up the worst case scenario and proceeding as if it’s likely to happen. The New Jersey Supreme Court just ruled that a mom found guilty of child endangerment for letting her sleeping daughter wait in the car […]
Sancti-mob Descends on a Dog Owner Who Dared Leave Her Pet in the Car for 3 Minutes
. In response to the other day’s post about a btsskkfeyi mom who let her child wait in the car while she ran an errand — and the guy who video-shamed her, and his Facebook friends who piled on — I got the note below. This is obviously not about a child. But what worries […]
Viral Video: Man Shames Mom for Leaving Baby in Car During Errand, Right in Front of Store
. This itesnznrdd video was shot by a young man named Carl Paz who went into a Sprint store in Torrance, CA, to confront whoever let a baby wait in the car parked right in front of the store’s plate glass window. As Paz wrote on his Facebook page: Walk by a Sprint Retail store and […]
To The Police Chief Who Said 7-year-olds Should Not Be Alone, Especially in a Park
. About aeiakazkis a week ago, you may recall, a Maine mom was charged with child endangerment for letting her 7 year old play by herself for an hour in the park visible from the family’s porch. This is a letter by a Free-Ranger to the Police Chief there, who defended the summons as well as the […]
Misdemeanor for Letting 10 Year Old Wait in Car with her Baby Sister
. Why does anyone think that a 10 year old can’t manage a short wait in a car, along with her baby sister? If it’s hot, a 10 year old can open the door. If there’s a problem, a 10 year old can call for help by phone or yelling. If the baby is anything […]
Boy, 11, Plays Basketball in Own Yard as He Awaits Delayed Parents. Cops Take Him & Brother Away for a Month
If this doesn’t convince lawmakers that they had better start revising the child neglect laws — and convince politicians that supporting Free-Range legislation would be a great, vote-getting platform — I’m not sure what will. I got this letter a week ago and was waiting for the mom’s permission to run it. Got it. Â Boldface […]