tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194623735250607631.post9017963763359754748..comments2023-07-23T07:02:32.254-04:00Comments on A Yellow Springs Blog: Free-range KidsVirgil Herveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05676973528656199800noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194623735250607631.post-88830103319545030442010-09-26T20:25:38.055-04:002010-09-26T20:25:38.055-04:00Yvonne, I would say the kids you're talking ab...Yvonne, I would say the kids you're talking about are a different subject. In fact, when kids are grossly lacking in social skills, that generally indicates that they have had little freedom to interact with others on their own, and so lack the competence to behave appropriately without direct parental supervision. Of course, it's also possible that their parents are boors themselves, and they're just modeling that behavior.<br /><br />In case anyone is interested, here's the address of the Free Range Kids web site mentioned in the blog:<br />http://freerangekids.wordpress.com/Les Grobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194623735250607631.post-29492616297346043672010-09-25T14:04:46.045-04:002010-09-25T14:04:46.045-04:00I don't mind "free range" as in taki...I don't mind "free range" as in taking themselves to school. I have a problem with it as in "having no boundaries." We have kids come into our business whose parents just let them go; they are into everything and would probably get into the cash register if we didn't stop them; they definitely try to go behind the desk. These kids think that anything is "fair game"; your stuff is their stuff, you know? And the concept of "NO" doesn't seem to exist...Yvonnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194623735250607631.post-70051188203210469692010-09-25T12:21:21.756-04:002010-09-25T12:21:21.756-04:00This topic is a pet peeve of mine. I commented on ...This topic is a pet peeve of mine. I commented on it here recently on the post "16 Again". The loss of children's freedom of movement and association to irrational fear does, I'm convinced, have serious consequences for their well-being and development. The idea that our world is more dangerous for children than it was for recent generations is not supported by the facts.<br /><br />http://ayellowspringsblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/16-again.html<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-462091/How-children-lost-right-roam-generations.htmlLes Grobyhttp://www.youtube.com/GibsonAndVeganoreply@blogger.com