Comments on: Free Range Kids on Vacation http://travelingmamas.com/2008/05/09/free-range-kids-on-vacation/ Family travel, girlfriend getaways, romantic escapes, solo trips -- these four moms cover it all. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:51:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Guam-Hotel.Net » Blog Archive » At What Age Can You Leave Your Kids Alone in a Hotel Room? http://travelingmamas.com/2008/05/09/free-range-kids-on-vacation/#comment-13274 Guam-Hotel.Net » Blog Archive » At What Age Can You Leave Your Kids Alone in a Hotel Room? Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:53:10 +0000 http://travelmamas.wordpress.com/?p=478#comment-13274 [...] thinking about Lenore Skenazy, the mom who let her nine-year-old son take the subway alone in New York City, as well as the wrath she endured afterwards. “What if something had happened!” [...] [...] thinking about Lenore Skenazy, the mom who let her nine-year-old son take the subway alone in New York City, as well as the wrath she endured afterwards. “What if something had happened!” [...]

]]> By: Alicia http://travelingmamas.com/2008/05/09/free-range-kids-on-vacation/#comment-2221 Alicia Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:43:23 +0000 http://travelmamas.wordpress.com/?p=478#comment-2221 Even in today's world I think we get a skewed sense of how much everyday danger is really out there because "news" is now so immediate and available 24/7. I think the best way I can protect my children is by giving them instruction in common sense and personal safety, (and a cell phone doesn't hurt). I was raised a "free range" kid and it was a wonderful way to grow up. Granted, it's a more volatile world now, but I don't want my kids to grow up afraid of living in it. I'd rather they have a confident independence and a strong sense of self preservation to keep them safe while they enjoy life in it. Even in today’s world I think we get a skewed sense of how much everyday danger is really out there because “news” is now so immediate and available 24/7.

I think the best way I can protect my children is by giving them instruction in common sense and personal safety, (and a cell phone doesn’t hurt).

I was raised a “free range” kid and it was a wonderful way to grow up. Granted, it’s a more volatile world now, but I don’t want my kids to grow up afraid of living in it. I’d rather they have a confident independence and a strong sense of self preservation to keep them safe while they enjoy life in it.

]]> By: Jamie http://travelingmamas.com/2008/05/09/free-range-kids-on-vacation/#comment-2220 Jamie Fri, 09 May 2008 17:09:58 +0000 http://travelmamas.wordpress.com/?p=478#comment-2220 You are so right! We don't do our kids any favors by hovering (though this is an egregious example of Take My Advice, I'm Not Using It). While the thought of letting my kids fly alone makes me have to breath into a paper bag, I did let them sit alone at a restaurant recently. Baby steps. You are so right! We don’t do our kids any favors by hovering (though this is an egregious example of Take My Advice, I’m Not Using It). While the thought of letting my kids fly alone makes me have to breath into a paper bag, I did let them sit alone at a restaurant recently. Baby steps.

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