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I just turned 59, so I was a child of the 70s and 80s. I'm Gen X, and we grew up with a free-range childhood. Which felt adventurous and fun as a kid, but it kind of makes me cringe as an adult ...

Without further ado, here are 10 stories from 2024 that drove free-range parents crazy. Child Reported Walking: As Reason was ...

Since the early 1980s, American childhood has been marked by a turn toward stringent adult control. Support for “free range” childhood has given way to a “flight to safety ...

There's a strong developmental case to be made for a return to free-range childhood. Letting children navigate the world outside their door (but not too far) on their own and with friends can ...

Bill Gates reminisced about his free-range childhood, contrasting it with modern parenting dilemmas. He highlighted the benefits of real-world experiences while acknowledging the challenges of ...