But don't tell anyone! Passengers are complaining about free-range children running around the airport unsupervised. How bad has it gotten? When I lived in Santiago, Chile, last year, one young ...

A neighborhood play group where only one adult is there for emergencies has nurtured independence for kids. They don't want ...

While they may have overcorrected in some ways, their parenting style is rooted in wanting something better for their children. And even if they’ve gone from free-range kids to hyper-involved ...

You have to do things in stages. One of the biggest misconceptions about free-range parenting — the method we happily follow — is that you throw your kids to the wind. For us, it was a gradual ...

Now there are two bills being introduced at the Georgia state Legislature, both aiming to protect parents from the long-arm of the law if their kids are caught out there free-ranging. One ...

Suddenly imposing routines on free-range children can seem daunting, but it's key to getting a good night’s shuteye. Try to put into place a clear bedtime schedule that can become predictable ...

raising free-range children, and traveling in a lower-impact way. A professional writer and editor, she has been an integral part of Treehugger's editorial team since 2013 and her work has taken ...