A surprise! Dear Free-Range Kids: Ran across this “article” on Facebook: https://www.romper.com/p/15-things-parents-did-in-the-90s-that-no-parent-would-do-today-9192?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pro&utm_campaign=fbpro&sr_source=lift_facebook I grew up in the ’90s in suburbia…
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The sign below signals the end of childhood — and parenting — as we know them. Apparently in Queensland, Australia,…
This essay comes to us from Natalie Johnson, a mom of three who wants to Free-Range, but feels some of…
Here’s a handy-dandy post to whip out when someone screams at you for letting your kids wait in the car…
Rhode Island activist Randall Rose brings us this disturbing report from Providence, where he teaches college: A ibnaaiikha Rhode Island…
This Daily Mail piece by David Derbyshire is so profound it has been cited over and over: How Children Lost…
A 5-year-old in Berwick, Pennsylvania, woke his dad up early on a Saturday morning and said it was time to…
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! Go back to having fun! But if you want a quick break, here’s a 3-minute…
Maybe the answer to, “How can we get kids back to walking to school?” is, “Um…suggest it?” That’s what St.…
You can probably figure out why an astute reader sent in this column from Patrick Smith’s “Ask the Pilot” blog.…