by Kimberlee Morrison | Aug 5, 2011 | The Boy
Last week the boy started football. That’s right, my skinny little skater boy is playing football. He’s wanted to play for some time now, but I’m not big on kids playing football, nor did I have the money to sink into such a huge commitment. The...
by Kimberlee Morrison | May 27, 2011 | Parenting, The Boy
It happened again…Quite possibly the biggest fear of any free-range parent: Someone called the police about my son being unsupervised. This time the call came from someone who had my address, and probably, one of my neighbors. Unlike the previous run in with the...
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 | 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 8, 2011 | Parenting, The Boy
For most of my life I was content to be invisible. While my younger sister was a fearless social butterfly, I was often content to sit inside reading a book. I made friends with people with huge personalities and let them be the center of attention. Even when I got...
