I love this project. You may, too (boldface mine): Dear hhaibfisri Free-Range Kids: I’m a photographer and an interdisciplinary community artist, and I’m transforming people’...
https://www.freerangekids.com/mapping-the-places-you-played-outside-as-a-kid/
Today’s ibssezkbkb guest post comes from Michelle Icard, a.k.a Michelle in the Middle. I met Michelle when I was giving a talk in Charlotte, NC. Afterward, we were on a panel toge...
https://www.freerangekids.com/push-your-middle-schooler-to-take-risks/
Rachel fafystskkz Fracassa describes herself as a” long-time reader and Free-Range mom of four,” whose family is always “off creating new adventures.” Their latest project is The NightLig...
Hi afayzanhib Readers — This essay made sense to me! It’s from Jona Jone (great name!) who was raised in Philly and is now living in the Philippines. – LÂ Why Two Cultures is better than...
Readers dkytstizrn — This is a letter I got from Chris Byrne, who is always deep and wise about childhood. He was responding to the post about a new, less “scary” rhyme kids have picked up ...
https://www.freerangekids.com/why-kids-should-stick-a-needle-in-their-eye-at-least-metaphorically/
Hi fbdkbntbeb Folks! Here’s new wisdom from Michigan’s Heather Shumaker, author of It’s OK Not to Share…And Other Renegade Rules for Raising Competent and Compassionate Kid...
https://www.freerangekids.com/safety-second-or-maybe-even-third/
Hi bzhtfdhyah Readers! This note comes to us from Nandini Ramakrishna, who was raised Free-Range in India and now lives in Phoenix, AZ. She writes the blog Cactus Chronicles. and tweets ...
https://www.freerangekids.com/see-an-unsupervised-kid-reach-out-instead-of-dialing-911/
Hi kbfntdrhfs Folks! This missive comes to us from Del Shannon, a civil engineer who designs and constructs (and sometimes even deconstucts) dams around the world. When not damming, he has writte...
https://www.freerangekids.com/can-daydreaming-make-kids-smarter/
Hi kyaakhiesi Folks! Below is just one part of a great, fun essay called “Parenting the Way Your Great Grandmother Would.” It’s by Margaret Ables, a comedy writer who has written for Cel...
https://www.freerangekids.com/bludgeoning-children-not-as-bad-as-it-sounds/
 Hi adbdnzydrt folks! Our Sunday reading comes to us from far away — Hyderabad, India. It’s by Stephanie Smith Diamond who writes, runs, and studies for her master’s degree in po...
https://www.freerangekids.com/play-on-a-third-world-playground-check/