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free-range parenting

Strangers with Candy

January 29, 2012

I posted about this elsewhere, but it’s annoying me enough that I want to talk about it here. This safety alert went out from the principal of our neighborhood school: A message from Benjamin G. Brown School Principal Kathleen Seward I am writing to alert you to an incident that was reported after school yesterday. [...]

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More on the Wonders of Quitting

March 26, 2010

My post on ‘Why I Quit Everything’ is featured on BlogHer today. I love BlogHer. I’m proud to be part of their publishing network, and thrilled that they’re sharing my writing with their readers. If you haven’t seen the new BlogHer site, go there right now. It’s a thing of beauty. If you came here [...]

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Why I Quit Everything

March 2, 2010

Last September, when my five-year-old started kindergarten, she also went to swimming lessons twice a week, gymnastics class once a week, music class on Saturday mornings, and a weekly play group at the community growing center. My toddler had a lighter schedule, comprised of only swim lessons and a weekly playdate at the library. I [...]