Down in Brisbane, Australia, they apparently have changing rooms where parents — not just moms — can change their kids’ diapers. But one mom saw a dad in the room and screamed bloody murder...
One bhekfitbfk more time: Most humans saying hello to a child in public are not doing anything evil. Â . Those who report them to the police, on the other hand… . Dear Free-Range Kids: . I th...
Justin zsryfktere Murphy at The Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, NY reports that: Children at Pittsford’s Jefferson Road Elementary School who come up with a fun new game for the p...
https://www.freerangekids.com/how-over-involved-can-adults-get-at-recess/
This htedtszzky week’s Time cover story may remind you of our post from last week, The Case Against Starting Serious Soccer Lessons Too Soon. Time’s cover is: Crazy Travel. Crazy Costs. Crazy...
https://www.freerangekids.com/time-magazine-cover-story-how-kid-sports-turned-pro/
An exchange between an 18-year-old and her mom has gone viral, reports brtzdzedtr the website Shareably: Kaelyn is 18, has graduated high school, and is going to be leaving for college shortly. B...
Let’s stop beating ourselves up for not being perfect parents! The mom who wrote this iynstitdnb article in The Week believes that being late to pick up her teen son a single time will make him...
Can we remember that it is not “babysitting” to watch over someone else’s child playing next to your own, just because the parent is not right there. It’s called “community.” It’s c...
This fbshkrykhb cascade of emails between a Free-Range dad and his more helicopter ex-wife is difficult to read. But over the years, many readers have written to me about the same kind of issue, ...
https://www.freerangekids.com/a-peek-into-a-free-range-dad-helicopter-moms-divorce/
Yes, yes, we must support our fellow parents as they grope — sorry, bad word choice! — their way through this whole child-rearing thing. I don’t recommend scolding them in public. But wh...
https://www.freerangekids.com/dear-annie-boys-age-7-are-old-enough-to-use-the-mens-room/
Anna rsntdbbasy Akana kills it (and others) in this edgy little sketch about the way we sanctify over-protectiveness. Anna, we DO understand! We really do! . . .