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See an Unsupervised Kid? Reach Out Instead of Dialing 911
Hi bzhtfdhyah Readers! This note comes to us from Nandini Ramakrishna, who was raised Free-Range in India and now lives in Phoenix, AZ. She writes the blog Cactus Chronicles. and tweets at...
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FILL IN THE BLANK: You Know You’re a Free-Range Parent When…
Readers: A note I got yesterday: we raiabdzndt have so called free rangers in our neighborhood. rude, inconsiderate, etc.-their parents do not have a clue where they are or how they act. neither do...
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TAKE HEART! Crazy Woman Calls Cops on “Bad” Mom, Cop Sides with Mom!
This story  is upsetting, but also reassuring. I put it here to remind us all that just because some authorities are too quick to investigate fine parents — and those are the stories I often...
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Boy, 11, Plays Basketball in Own Yard as He Awaits Delayed Parents. Cops Take...
If this doesn’t convince lawmakers that they had better start revising the child neglect laws — and convince politicians that supporting Free-Range legislation would be a great, vote-getting platform —...
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Interview with the Mom Whose Kids Were Taken Away After Son was Seen Playing...
I fyttnyhkat wrote about this case yesterday, and today had a chance to interview the mom by phone. She prefers to remain anonymous until the case is closed, and perhaps forever. As for why her son...
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It’s Too Easy to Charge Normal Parents as “Negligent,” Says Study
. The Family  Defense Center in Chicago defends families being torn apart by pointless yet devastating Child Protective Services investigations. Families like Natasha’s. Remember her nsiskkkiht story?...
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What Happens When Happy Free-Range Kids are Also Rude and Loud?
. Here’s ibfdyrdysn a letter that had me wondering what to do, too: Dear Free-Range Kids: Curious as to how to best handle this. I have no children of my own, but I do have three dogs. My neighbors...
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Mom Arrested for Watching Her Child from Afar, after Busybodies Call Cops
Can we remember that it is not “babysitting” to watch over someone else’s child playing next to your own, just because the parent is not right there. It’s called “community.” It’s called “being a...
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Dentist Reports Mom to CPS for “Oral Neglect” (Yes, I Know How That Sounds)
A etterzrssi Ontario, Canada mom who took her daughter in for a dental check up was told by the dentist that her daughter had a mouthful of cavities — nine. Â . Finding that assessment odd (and...
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When Caseworkers Tear Children from Loving Parents for Disgustingly Trivial...
This New nbdnsbfezy York Times piece on the new “Jane Crow” — poor black and Hispanic moms whose kids are taken away for trivial or even non-existent reasons simply because it’s assumed they are lazy,...
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