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A Very Different Toy Aisle 26 Aug 2013 | 03:14 pm
Hey Readers — Remember: If you ever need to get some perspective on how skittish we’ve become, look to another country or, today, another era. – L Dear Free-Range Kids: I heard this episode of Engine...
A Mom Demands School Move Daughter’s Bus Stop, for Fear of Sex Offender 23 Aug 2013 | 08:01 pm
Folks — Here’s a news story of one mom’s fear with the usual missing link: analysis and commentary from someone who can explain whether the fear is justified. The story from WAVY: Gina Brannon wants ...
Technical Problems with The Site? 23 Aug 2013 | 05:34 pm
Hi Folks — The site has been having technical problems for the last week or so, which is why it now looks different. the big question is: Are any of you still having problems loading the site? (I real...
A Story to Make Your Day 22 Aug 2013 | 10:21 pm
Folks — A find about a find, sent to us by Kim H: A couple went bike riding and lost a cell phone. It was found by some kids. They posted an instagram video telling the owner that they had found the ...
Why Aren’t Young People Getting Their Drivers’ Licenses? 21 Aug 2013 | 05:51 pm
Hi Folks – This study is totally fascinating. As if Detroit didn’t have enough worries, now, according to the WNYC blog Transportation Nation: Young people aren’t lining up to drive like they used to...
A Terrorist Hijacking Drill on a School Bus — Complete With SWAT Team “Rescue” 20 Aug 2013 | 04:31 pm
Folks — If you felt like you were living in a kind of sane country, take a peek at this: Yes, it’s a terrorist drill on a school bus. I truly could not understand from this report (or Googling) i...
On Finally Seeing “Stand by Me” 18 Aug 2013 | 10:12 pm
So it has only taken me about three decades to finally see “Stand By Me.” And now, like every convert to everything, ever, I want everyone to watch it. The four 7th grade boys off in search of a dead...
Help Needed: What Would You Want Kids Doing in a “Free-Range” Day Care? 16 Aug 2013 | 11:35 pm
Hi Folks! Let’s give this lady some great ideas besides the one I’ll start with: I’d want my kids hanging out with a bunch of other kids and some balls, crayons, chalk and boxes! – L Dear Free-Range ...
“I Thought My Sons Shouldn’t Play With Toy Guns. I Was Wrong.” 16 Aug 2013 | 04:40 pm
Readers — This Atlantic.com essay by Christine Gross-Loh, author of Parenting Without Borders, does a great job of shooting the alarmists down. (Couldn’t resist!) The Free-Range Kids angle? One of t...
Love Payless, Hate this Mommy Ad 15 Aug 2013 | 10:38 pm
Readers — I sit here IN my Payless sneakers, my Payless flats right beside me. I’m a Payless FAN, but not of this ad: Excuse me — ALL SUMMER this woman’s kids have been INSIDE? All the joys of playin...
