I iassrntati am in Boston giving some talks, and once again, some parents tell me that one reason they’re not…
Browsing: Parks, Playing and Playgrounds
Kudos to the ScaryMommy blog for scaring up this truly bloodchilling memo from a pre-k. While cheerily (or perhaps dutifully)…
We keep cutting down on kids’ play time so they can do “more important” things. But this West Coast mom…
Justin Murphy at The Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, NY reports that: Children at Pittsford’s Jefferson Road Elementary School who…
This week’s Time cover story may remind you of our post from last week, The Case Against Starting Serious Soccer…
A confession: I learned to ride a bike when I was 9, probably the oldest of all my friends. Maybe…
It’s time for us all to become familiar with the work of Michael Hynes, superintendent of the Patchogue-Medford School District…
Money, time, car travel, lack of free play: There are a lot of costs to starting soccer ultra-soon, ultra-seriously. This…
A recent Johns Hopkins study found that today’s kids are so inactive that by the time they reach 19 they…
Here’s a note from a mom containing some common questions: Dear Free-Range Kids: I would LOVE to allow my very…