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Adam Washington was tossing a football with his son, 14, at a park in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Not too far away — but far ...
Georgia is the ninth state to adopt what’s known as the Reasonable Childhood Independence Law.
Childhood has been overtaken by adults. Less freedom and more screens is associated with rising anxiety in kids and parents.
Adam Washington was tossing a football with his son, age 14, at a park in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Not too far away—but far ...
Just a few months after Georgia mom Brittany Patterson was arrested for the crime of not knowing that her then-10-year-old son had walked to the store on his own, her state has passed a Reasonable ...
While Skenazy fights to restore childhood freedom, her bigger mission might be to bring back basic common sense, especially ...
One of the more unfortunate parts of life for Gen X growing up was the general lack of acceptance for minority groups. One ...
Much of this started with Lenore Skenazy, who wrote the book "Free-Range Kids." In an interview, Skenazy suggested that those converted to her cause “[spread] the word about the disappearance of ...
Parents are so anxious about their children that they limit their independence and thus the opportunity to make their own mistakes and grow from them.
Kids aren’t doing things independently as much as they used to. This is the thesis of a recent podcast by Screenagers founder Delany Ruston – and I highly suggest you listen. Her first premise ...