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FreeRangeKids

  1. Smartest man out there, when it comes to the tyranny of hyper-parenting. Frank Furedi on government parenting "help": bit.ly/JiVhyF about 13 hours ago via bitly
  2. Moooo! Kids in Texas being tracked like cattle "for their safety." (Don't cattle end up...? Well. Anyway.) bit.ly/KTQ0hX about 14 hours ago via bitly
  3. Lisa Belkin on how the #Patz case changed her childhood -- and her children's: huff.to/MNOYZz about 15 hours ago via bitly
  4. Nice essay by #MeanMomsRule gal: "When fear goes viral." bit.ly/LAMsDQ about 15 hours ago via bitly
  5. Etan: The End. My take: bit.ly/LAKSlk about 16 hours ago via bitly
  6. Nurse watches kid lose consciousness from asthma attack. School supports her: "No one signed his inhaler form." bit.ly/MN1xEB about 22 hours ago via bitly
  7. Good Christian Science Monitor piece on the effect of Etan case on parenting. (And I'm quoted!) bit.ly/KGuBHx about 22 hours ago via bitly
  8. Simply FANTASTIC Washington Post essay about the spread of fear when a FB post reports, "Creepy man at the park." wapo.st/K4d1lo about 23 hours ago via bitly
  9. Hey kids! No biking to school! (And no school bus either. So get your parents to drive!) bit.ly/JB37cX 9:25 PM May 24th via bitly
  10. Hey kids! Be a safety partner! Measure the depth of the mulch under your park’s swings! Not 12 inches? DANGER!! 1.usa.gov/JHWgbf 8:52 PM May 24th via bitly
  11. Beautiful (as usual) #ScottSimon #npr essay on balance bikes and balance, period: n.pr/K2gHUG 8:43 PM May 24th via bitly
  12. Principal apologizes for suspending seniors who rode bikes to school: bit.ly/K0N6Lk 1:57 PM May 24th via bitly
  13. Yay! Proposed law would re-open some Canadian streets to street hockey, a grand tradition recently prohibited: bit.ly/KktHDL 8:25 AM May 24th via bitly
  14. Hey, this lady saw me on Dr. Drew and did NOT assume I'm the human equivalent of "Predator Helper": bit.ly/JLH5TQ 8:23 AM May 24th via bitly
  15. Did you know the Am. Bar Assn OPPOSES Zero Tolerance? The laws that brought us suspended 6 y.o.'s r now questioned! lat.ms/LcAjp6 7:28 AM May 24th via bitly
  16. Kids in Africa get responsibility AND freedom. And then confidence, resourcefulness, humor, because they HELP OUT!) nyti.ms/KtgIjR 7:17 AM May 24th via bitly
  17. Toddler rides trike thru gigantic intersection. Safe! (His grampa who watches him...I'm not so sure, once mom returns) bbc.in/Kdkm1S 7:07 AM May 24th via bitly
  18. This mom let her 12 y.o. Free-Range at Epcot. Sounds BEYOND safe...to me. Not to some others: bit.ly/JFVk7e 6:54 AM May 24th via bitly
  19. Thank goodness for this cool-headed principal or others might copy these ruffians who RODE THEIR BIKES TO SCHOOL: on.msnbc.com/Kbr0Wp 2:47 PM May 23rd via bitly
  20. Greatest article I have read, perhaps ever: "Writer's Guidelines for FRETFUL MOTHER Magazine." WISH I'D WRITTEN IT! bit.ly/KUpaXr 11:33 AM May 23rd via bitly
  • Name Lenore Skenazy
  • Location New York, NY
  • Web http://www.freera...
  • Bio Generalissimo of Free Range Kids Movement, syndicated columnist, sought-after speaker.To book, write: Lskenazy@yahoo.com .
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