My friend, neighbor, and inspiration, Dan Akst, showed me this column of his about a science program one of his…
Browsing: Infantilizing young folk
In my lectures I often point out that it is NOT our imagination — our expectations and fears for our…
. Mom’s too busy to go outside with you, kid? Then clearly the only option is a $159.95 indoor play…
At United Airlines, 15-year-olds will now have to be accompanied on and off the plane by a paid escort. (That…
. You don’t have to watch all 10 minutes of this video to realize how thoroughly we have forgotten what…
Jonathan Haidt, the NYU Professor who, with First Amendment firebrand Greg Lukianoff co-authored the explosive Atlantic piece,”The Coddling of the…
A blind girl in Britain has been told she cannot use her cane at school because it presents a tripping…
This thoughtful note came in response to my post about the child-tracking devices being marketed for Halloween. These devices promise…
Halloween is the ultimate Free-Range holiday — the one day of the year kids are encouraged to go out in…
UPDATE: TAG HAS BEEN REINSTATED! HERE’S A NOTE FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON ITS WEBSITE! District responds to concerns about…