I mentioned that Lenore Skenazy’s book Free Range Kids had come out recently. Well, I was quite delighted when Lenore contacted me and offered a copy of it to review. You’d better believe I was interested in having her send me a copy. I just finished reading it, and...
The eternal question of Mother’s Day… hectic or wonderful? Mine is generally a combination of the two. We go to a family picnic with my husband’s extended family, which means we have to get going. It’s at the bay, and keeping up with the kids keeps us moving. But...
I was reading an interview with Lenore Skenazy on Salon the other day. With her new book out (Free-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry), I’m seeing a lot of stuff about her. It just amazes me how overprotective parents can be....
I’ve been reading posts at the Free Range Kids website for a while. The writer has a lot of really good points about letting your children have a lot more freedom than many parents are currently willing to allow. You may even remember hearing about Lenore Skenazy a few...
It’s not easy to get some kids to eat right. Come to think of it, it’s not easy to get some parents to eat right. We’re the ones who start it a lot of the time, aren’t we? When you’re at home with the kids all day there’s a...