by Kimberlee Morrison | May 23, 2011 | Parenting, The Boy
Last year the Boy and I celebrated a play holiday created by Free-Range Kids author Lenore Skenazy: Take Your Kids to the Park and Leave Them There. We biked to the park and I left him at the playground while I rode the bike trails. I was nervous at first, but when I...
by Kimberlee Morrison | May 20, 2011 | Movies, The Boy
During the day, I usually don’t turn on the TV. I find it a noisy distraction. The Boy often comes home and after completing his homework, wants to turn on the tube, but I refuse. It isn’t until after we’ve had dinner that, I go to my room and leave...
by Kimberlee Morrison | May 16, 2011 | Giving Back, Parenting
Last week I had the pleasure of traveling to Cincinnati to speak to students, oh behalf of the Freedom Writers, about the importance of education and how one choice can have major consequences. I recalled the high academic expectations my mother had for me and how...
by Kimberlee Morrison | May 10, 2011 | Books, Parenting
If you’re a regular reader, you know I love the Free-Range Kids blog, by Lenore Skenazy. (If you’re not a regular reader, here’s the feed). Recently, when I got the itch to read a hard copy book, I purchased Skenazy’s book, Free-Range Kids: How...
by Kimberlee Morrison | Apr 22, 2011 | The Boy
That’s what the commercial said. I didn’t actually hear it. The Boy was listening to the TV with his headphones on. “It said ‘an hour of exercise a day and a balanced diet can keep you skinny and healthy,'” he said removing the headphones...
by Kimberlee Morrison | Apr 15, 2011 | Parenting
Kids will ask for things when you take them to the store. And they love to touch. The Boy is most likely to ask for things he’s sees in commercials than he is to ask for things when we’re in the store. It’s because I’ve trained him to know that...