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Free-Range Kids

Even Canada Thinks the Nanny State Has Gone Too Far on Outlawing Fun

A new white paper from the Canadian Pediatric Society recommends more unstructured play time for kids.

Lenore Skenazy | 1.29.2024 4:49 PM

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Theater

Brickbat: Wait a Little Bit Longer

Charles Oliver | 2.24.2023 4:00 AM

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Children

To Help Kids Find Their Passion, Give Them Free Time

Kids need more space to explore weird pastimes and obsessions. 

Lenore Skenazy | 11.26.2020 6:00 AM

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Right To Be Forgotten

Sharyn Rothstein's sharp new play is a smart and timely look at how to balance free speech and privacy in a wired age.

Ronald Bailey | 12.13.2019 5:00 AM

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Children

How We Childproofed Our Cities

Kid-friendly spaces make it harder to grow up.

Kevin Currie-Knight | 1.22.2019 6:00 AM

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Lifestyle

We Don't Need Soccer Moms—or Dads, or Coaches

Lenore Skenazy | 9.1.2018 6:00 AM

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Reasontv

Are Kids Depressed Because They Don't Just Play Anymore?

Boston College psychologist Peter Gray says a cultural shift in child rearing is having dire consequences.

Mark McDaniel and Nick Gillespie | 4.25.2017 2:00 PM

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When Play Drives Progress

Beach volleyball, bone flutes, Doritos, and the search for novelty

Virginia Postrel | 2.16.2017 6:00 AM

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