Skenazy challenges overprotective parenting with "Free Range Kids"

Published April 26, 2010 at 3:02 p.m.


In April 2008, writer Lenore Skenazy wrote in her column for The New York Sun that she let her then 9-year-old son take the subway home alone. Newpapers around the world covered the story as well as "The Today Show," MSNBC and more. OnMilwaukee.com checked in with her recently to hear more about her controversial parenting style.

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How Pizza Man made me a parent

Published Jan. 19, 2010 at 11:32 a.m.


From the title of this blog, you might think I became a parent after an evening of consuming way too much wine at Pizza Man. Sorry to report, that is not the case.

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Local families choose homeschooling

Published Dec. 21, 2009 at 3:01 p.m.


Homeschooled children are like conventionally-schooled kids: you can't group them into one category. Here is a glimpse into the lives of a few homeschooling families living in the Milwaukee area.

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Motherfest: To Wii or not to Wii

Published May 11, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.


When I became a parent, I decided early on that my sons would not have video game systems. I based this decision on the fact that so many modern games are violent, and because I wanted my kids to spend as little time in front of a television screen as possible. But that might change now that I played Wii.

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Sound-off: Do moms deserve more props than pops?

Published May 10, 2009 at 8:27 a.m.


It's Mother's Day, so if you haven't contacted your mom, stop reading this and do so. However, if the card was already sent or the call was already made, consider this week's sound-off question: Do mothers deserve more recognition than fathers?

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