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Lenore Skenazy

Lenore Skenazy

New York Post

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Teens can learn more from retail and service work than at a fancy summer internship in an office

A grueling, sweaty summer gig can give kids more grit than they’d get at any air-conditioned accounting internship. And grit can take you places...

31.05.2026 10

New York Post

Lenore Skenazy

Let mute New Yorkers speak: Albany must let people with disabilities communicate how they choose

18.05.2026 10

NY Daily News

Lenore Skenazy

A New Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Protect Free-Range Parenting and Redefine Neglect

Free-Range Kids A New Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Protect Free-Range Parenting and Redefine Neglect Lawmakers cite examples of parents...

13.05.2026 10

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

The Real Lord of the Flies Story Netflix Isn't Telling

Free-Range Kids The Real Lord of the Flies Story Netflix Isn't Telling The famous novel portrays kids as savages when left to their...

11.05.2026 10

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

How one mom saved her teen from online groomers

Colorado mom Dana Grueser is still trying to piece together how her sweet son ended up on a locked ward screaming at her for being a Nazi and begging...

12.04.2026 10

New York Post

Lenore Skenazy

Their Children Were Alone Outside. So Police Visited the Family—Twice.

Free-Range Kids Their Children Were Alone Outside. So Police Visited the Family—Twice. Nick and Shaley Knickerbocker’s story...

08.04.2026 10

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

How a Kids' Soccer Game Became a Child Welfare Case

29.01.2026 10

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

She Let Her 6-Year-Old Ride to the Park Alone. Georgia Called It Neglect.

17.01.2026 10

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

10 Times That 2025 Tried To Stop Kids From Growing Up

24.12.2025 10

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

New Legal Trouble for a Father Still Mourning His Son

05.12.2025 10

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

An Indiana Mom Left Her Kids Home for an Hour. Her Husband's Ex-Wife Called Child Services.

14.11.2025 30

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

Michigan Mom Fights School District Rule That Says 7-Year-Old Can't Walk 3 Minutes Home From the Bus Stop

25.10.2025 20

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

Mom Placed on Child Abuse Registry for Letting 13-Year-Old Babysit

17.10.2025 20

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

Parents Still Lose Kids to Discredited 'Shaken Baby' Claims

17.09.2025 10

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

Florida Boy Walked to Chick-Fil-A Alone. Police Returned Him Home and Didn't Arrest His Parents.

05.09.2025 20

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

Child Protective Services Investigated Her 4 Times Because She Let Her Kids Play Outside

09.08.2025 20

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

Kids Don't Want Screens—They Want Freedom

07.08.2025 20

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

Give Your Teen Some Freedom on Their Summer Vacation

10.07.2025 10

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

Aspen Police Department Warns Kids Having Fun Is a Crime

12.06.2025 10

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

A Car Hit and Killed Their 7-Year-Old Son. Now They're Being Charged for Letting Him Walk to the Store.

04.06.2025 10

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

Mom Arrested, Facing 5 Years in Prison for Leaving 8- and 10-Year-Old Boys at Home

29.05.2025 20

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

Airport Human-Trafficking Posters Are Overstating the Risks to Young People

13.05.2025 10

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

Cops Called on Dad for Playing Catch with 14-Year-Old Son at Park

02.04.2025 30

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy

Georgia Backs Bill To Reaffirm Independent Kids, Protect Free-Range Parents

27.03.2025 10

Reason.com

Lenore Skenazy