Comments on: Free-Range Update

By: Addie

Addie — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:59:37 +0000

Great insight. I think we as parents walk a fine line when it comes to this. I am somewhere between Helicopter Mom and Free Range Mom. I look back on how my parents raised me…Full Throttle Free Range! Different time then?? I love the idea of Safety Tats. Free Range with a safety net? Thanks for the tip. Very cute and a good back up! My 3 love temp tattoos. I think I’ll use them like their site says “just in case”.

By: Yam Erez

Yam Erez — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:51:47 +0000

Wonderful post. I’m a free range advocate myself, and it never occurred to me that there were behavioral and developmental benefits beyond the obvious one, plus how can more relaxed parents be a bad thing? Right on!

By: Love and Laughter,Amy

Love and Laughter,Amy — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:55:24 +0000

You can just write on them with sharpie.

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:00:41 +0000

Visits to museums are impossible if you don’t free-range! We were at the science museum with my girls (four and six) last week and I let them roam about the kids’ area without constant supervision. My little one got absorbed in something and then realized she didn’t know where we were, but she kept her wits about her and found an employee, who helped her find us. And you’re right, you can see their confidence grow before your eyes.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:59:05 +0000

Loved your story. I have taken to putting my business card with cell number in my kid’s pockets when we go out and about. They’re roamers! (just my luck).

By: JRR

JRR — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:26:54 +0000

Great post. I’ve never seen those tattoos before, but you might try a product called Road ID. You can put any info on it that you want (it’s a bracelet w/tag) and a serial # on the back leads to a hotline and/or website where emergency personnel can access info like your cell phone #, any allergies and your doctor’s info.