Wow! A real-world example of how NOT IMPOSSIBLE it is to pop the parenting bubble of fear. Dear Free-Range Kids:…
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This charming, cheering video — and plea for outdoor adventures for kids — comes from Alastair Humphreys, who describes himself…
Kids age 6 are old enough to walk themselves to school, Spanish officials are telling parents. A seven-community experiment begun…
Here’s a photo from Britain, where it was once absolutely common to let your kids wait in their buggies while…
When Curious George was born 75 years ago this month, his German Jewish parents, H.A. and Margaret Rey, were fleeing…
There have been a spate of, “What I Learned about Parenting by Living in Country X” articles. Most of them…
My husband has been loving “The Friedkin Connection: A Memoir,” by William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist, The French Connection…
Paula Fass’ new book The End of American Childhood is a history of childhood and parenting from the nation’s…
Fear is a virus. It can spread even to the independent reaches of Scandinavia, as this letter suggests. It comes…
Happy Birthday to the woman who gave us Henry Huggins, Ramona, Beezus, the Mouse and the Motorcycle (my God, how…