Lenore Skenazy

Lenore Skenazy is founder of the book and blog Free-Range Kids, and president of the nonprofit Let Grow Foundation.

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Ye Olde Ikea Sex Traffickers

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November 2017
Mom Jokes '3-Year-Old For Sale, $12 or Best Offer,' Is Investigated for Child Slavery

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October 18, 2017
Young Man Arrested for Underage Sex Was Re-Arrested for Sharing a Pizza with a 17-Year-Old

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October 15, 2017
Halloween Parade Will No Longer Toss Candy to Children Because What If Someone Gets Hurt?

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October 9, 2017
Man Falls Off Historic Swing at Yale. Yale Removes It for 'Evaluation.'

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October 5, 2017
Mom's Run-In with Alleged Sex Traffickers Goes Viral. But Nothing Happened.

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September 27, 2017
Canadian School Bans Cartwheeling, Because We Can't Be Too Careful

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September 20, 2017
Trump Let a Kid Mow the White House Lawn. Idiot Asks: What About Child Labor Laws?

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September 18, 2017
'A Society Where Children Can Go Outside, Unsupervised, Is a Healthy and Safe Society'

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September 12, 2017
Dad Teaches Kids to Ride the Bus. But CPS Says He Can Never Leave Them Alone, Ever.

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September 6, 2017
Florida Legislator Wants to Make It a Crime to Leave Your Kid in the Car for Just One Minute

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September 5, 2017
Why Child Protective Services Should Stop Blaming Parents First

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August 29, 2017
Court Upholds Dad's Conviction for Making 8-Year-Old Son Walk Home Alone

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August 14, 2017
San Francisco Bureaucrats Ban Sand at Playgrounds

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August 2, 2017
Want to Treat Your Kid Like a Felon on Parole? There's an App for That.

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August/September 2017
Jilted Dentist Calls CPS on Mom

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July 19, 2017
Mother Arrested for Letting 10-Year-Old Shop Alone at Lego Store

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July 5, 2017
Dad Beats the Crap Out of Good Samaritan Who Was Trying to Help His Lost Kid

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June 29, 2017
Gust of Wind Traps Baby Inside Locked Car. Mom Calls 911 for Help. Mom Gets Ticketed by Police.

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June 19, 2017
This 'Free-Range Mom' Is Running for Local Office

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June 7, 2017
Child Molesters Face Shorter Sentences Than Child Porn Viewers. That's Wrong.

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June 2, 2017
State Senator Wants to Stop Incarcerated Sex Offenders from Seeing Pictures of Children

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May 25, 2017
We All Scream for the Ice Cream Man's Head

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June 2017
Advice Columnist Tells Mom to Imagine Perverts in Men's Restroom

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May 8, 2017
Cops Force School into Lockdown Mode Because of a Scary Photo

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May 1, 2017
Dad and Daughter Hauled Off Plane Because Passenger Assumed He Was Sex Trafficking Her

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April 19, 2017
Video: Mike Tang, The Dad Convicted for Making Son Walk a Mile, Responds to Critics

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April 15, 2017
Fire Department Cancels Easter Egg Hunt Because Parents Trampled Each Other in Rush to Make Sure Every Kid Got One

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April 12, 2017
Five Years After Girls' Severe Sunburn, Washington Considers Bill to Let Students Use Sunscreen Without Doctor’s Note

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April 11, 2017
School Forbids Teen from Bringing Grandma to Prom: Too Dangerous

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April 5, 2017
Arkansas Rejects Free-Range Kids Bill Because Legislators Think They're Better Parents Than You

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April 4, 2017
The IKEA Child Sex Trafficking Story Is Fake News

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March 31, 2017
Mom Arrested for Leaving Kid Alone for 5 Minutes. Anything Could Have Happened.

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March 30, 2017
Crying Mom Arrested for Accidentally Leaving Baby in Parking Lot

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March 24, 2017
Sex Offender Drives Past Bus Stop, Minds Own Business. But Cops Were Called.

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March 20, 2017
When Playboy Made It Big

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April 2017
City Makes Family Destroy Homemade Hockey Rink, Because Fun Is Hazardous

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March 15, 2017
Security Expert Recommends Very Safe School District Install 'Man Traps,' for Extra Safety

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March 4, 2017
20-Year-Old Deported for Sex with 16-Year-Old, Which Isn't Even Illegal in 43 States

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February 28, 2017
The School Project That Sets Parents Free

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March 2017
Teen Girl Sent Teen Boy 5 Inappropriate Pictures. He Faced Lifetime Registry as a 'Violent Sex Offender' or 350 Years in Jail.

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February 14, 2017
Cops Mistake Dad for Kidnapper, Hold Him at Gunpoint Because They've Never Seen a Tesla

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February 8, 2017
Rhode Island Will Vote on a Bill That Gives Kids the Right to Wear Sunscreen

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February 1, 2017
Baby Escapes, Police Come to the Rescue. And Then They Arrest Mom.

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January 25, 2017
4 Movies That Gave America Its Stranger Danger Panic

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February 2017
26-Year-Old Mom Jailed for Months After Baby's Accidental Death

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January 23, 2017
Court Sentences Dad to Hard Labor for Making His 8-Year-Old Son Walk a Mile as a Punishment

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January 13, 2017
In Missouri, Kids Could Now Go to Jail for Getting into Fights at Recess

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January 10, 2017
This Mother of 3 Is on the Sex Offender Registry for Life Because She Made a Mistake as a Teen

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January 7, 2017
5-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Walks to School on Saturday, So Cops Arrested Dad

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December 28, 2016