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Category Archives: Safety
The unthinkable
Life learning kids are more than likely also going to fall into the category of ‘Free Range Kids’ (Lenore Skenazy’s term for children whose parents actually allow them some freedom and are not overly protective or paranoid). Part of learning … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Parenting, Safety, Unschooling
Tagged bloomington, Free Range, gavin de becker, IU, lauren spierer, life learning, msn, protecting the gift, Skenazy, the gift of fear, unschooling, yahoo
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Playing in the Park
Wednesday afternoons are park days for us. We meet with a group of fellow homeschoolers/life learners in Riverside Park. While the kids disappear into the trees or run around on the rocks, the Moms hang out on the benches. The … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Parenting, Safety, Unschooling
Tagged learning, Lenore Skenazy, life learning, May 21, play, Riverside Park, unschooling
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Who’s really to blame? The victim or her mother?
This post is a bit off topic, but because of my strong feelings about the way this situation was portrayed in the paper, I am addressing it. Yesterday’s NY Times ran a horrifying story about an 11 year old girl … Continue reading
Vamos a Costa Rica!
Over the past few years, I’ve traveled a lot with the kids. Due to the nature of our business, Joshua has not accompanied us on our big trips, flying in separately when he does join us. So the three of … Continue reading
Posted in Safety, Travel, Unschooling
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Thank you Lenore Skenazy!
For those of you who aren’t familiar with her, Lenore Skenazy became the most hated Mom in America a few years ago because she let her then 9 year old son ride the New York City subway by himself. Mind … Continue reading
Accidents WILL Happen
It is an indisputable fact that no matter how many precautions we may take – no matter how much we spend to ‘childproof’ our house (I always thought this was a strange expression – when you waterproof something, it keeps … Continue reading
The Safety Dance – Reprise
Today we spent a great, but very hot, afternoon out at the River Run Playground in Riverside Park at 83rd St. Maya and Ben got to see some of their friends who have been away for most of the summer, … Continue reading
The Safety Dance
The photo you see above is Ben on our indoor swing. My parents gave it to the kids as a Christmas present two years ago, and they love it. It works in all weather, and recently Ben has learned how … Continue reading