Free range kids

Find out more about the book Free Range Kids by Lenore Skenazy.

There are many benefits to raising your children with greater independence, but it's not for every family.

If you want a sure-fire indicator of the divide between generations, ask people how far from home they could walk at age 8 without an accompanying parent. The British organization Natural England gave a striking example of that generational divide in a 2007 report by researcher William Bird. In 1926, George Thomas was 8 years...

Are you raising a free range baby? It's never too young to respect your child's freedom and autonomy.

Jennifer Pinarski shares her ideas on how kids and parents can both be a little braver when it comes to free-range parenting.

Is free range parenting the same as neglectful parenting? The truth about free range kids and whether they are neglected or abused by their parents.

Teaching kids to be kind can be difficult. Force makes it insincere, so the Tacky Box puts the choice to be kind on the child's shoulders.

Read 23 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. In Turn Your Neighborhood Into a Place for Play, you’ll find inspiring stories of innovati…

Kari Anne Roy had a concerned parent show up on her doorstep with her 6-year-old son, then a police officer, then Child Protective Services. Overkill or justified? One mom offers a counterpoint to parents who let young kids outside alone.

Go ahead, call me a helicopter parent. I'm okay with that.