Posted on July 8, 2008 by cagefreekids
The overhead train schedule in that French town said the 8:05 was going where I was going.
I thought.
But if you’re a college kid backpacking through Europe and you don’t realize Geneva is not spelled “Geneva” in French (it’s Geneve), you just might hop on the 8:05 to “Genoa” and find yourself in [...]
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Posted on June 12, 2008 by cagefreekids
So, after dithering for a mere five years or so (and blogging about it, below), I finally got my boys — 10 and 12 — a skateboard.
I didn’t dither out of laziness. Well, not just laziness. I really avoided it out of fear. The idea of a kid upside down in the air, no matter [...]
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Posted on May 21, 2008 by cagefreekids
It’s nice to push for this whole Free Range movement, but the fact is, sometimes I’m about as free and fun as a frozen chicken nugget.
That’s because we all have certain things that push our buttons — especially the buttons marked, “IRRATIONAL” and “FEAR.” We are so sure these things are going to hurt our [...]
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Posted on May 7, 2008 by cagefreekids
Remember the “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions” that used to run in Mad?
That’s what we need here at Free Range Kids. As a recent email from “Skyscraper” put it: “This site needs a seperate idea page for what to say when others question the ‘free-range’ parenting approach.”
So true. What do you say when someone [...]
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Posted on May 2, 2008 by lskenazy
What seems clear and wonderful from most of the e-mail response is that Free Range parents are eager to raise Free Range kids. But they often come up against a couple of barriers.
First and foremost is the fact that other parents (and, sometimes, spouses) think there is no difference between “Free Range” and “criminally negligent” parenting. I’m [...]
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Posted on April 21, 2008 by lskenazy
I’m so glad about the conversation – and possibly new movement — going on below. Here are two letters that particularly struck me.
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