I was a free-range kid before the term existed. Growing up before cell phones, my parents’ chief communication device was a very loud voice, and one only used after the sun set and “dinner!!” was served. Freckle Phone creator Sam Terris tells me he, too, was free-range and, as he recalls it, had a lot of sovereignty.
The loss of that independence, the ability to wander over to your friend’s house, play outside on a swing set by yourself, or go exploring in the creek that runs down the hill behind your house, has, researchers claim, played a significant role in children’s growing anxiety and depression. It’s something ‘Free-Range Kids’...
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