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"The 10 Worst Free-Range Kids Parenting Stories of 2025"
Republished from Lenore Skenazy's Free Range Kids blog
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End of Year, 2025, Report, and Invitation to Share 5-Word New Year's Resolutions
For "Play Makes Us Human," it has been a great year, at least for the substack if not for the world.
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Christmas Is for Children
Let's devote part of it to thinking about children's need for freedom.
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#100. Helping Kids (and Ourselves) Use Smartphones Safely
Enjoying the benefits while reducing the risks of the omnipresent phone
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#100 Audio. Helping Kids (and Ourselves) Use Smartphones Safely
Enjoying the benefits while reducing the risks of the omnipresent phone
#99. Protecting Children by Empowering Them, Not Depriving Them
Knowledge is power. Can you avoid “no” and choose “know”?
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Play Makes Us Human
Letters about the roles of play in human evolution, child development, culture, and daily living
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