Contributing editor Lenore Skenazy is president of Let Grow, a nonprofit promoting childhood independence and resilience, and founder of the Free-Range Kids movement.
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President Obama Signs First Federal Free-Range Kids Legislation
A big first step, though state laws could still get in the way
Mom Who Overslept While Son Walked to School Could Get 10 Years in Prison
An update on Maria Hasankolli.
Interview: Mom Handcuffed, Arrested for Oversleeping While Her Son Walked to School
'I got arrested for not being awake.'
Mom Could Get 30 Days in Jail for Letting 4-Year-Old Play Outside
Forced to be a paranoid parent.
Want to Save College Campuses from the Safe Spacers? Try Free-Ranging Your Kids.
Jonathan Haidt, co-author of 'The Coddling of the American Mind' thinks Free-Range Kids is the answer.
Reason Weekly Contest: Name a Genetically Modified Fish
Last week's winners revealed
Two Kids Spotted Playing on a Beach, Cops Arrest Their Parents for Negligence
Quick, before they get wet!
WATCH: Three Ways Parents are Ruining Halloween
Facts don't stop fear.
There's Nothing Scarier Than Being a Sex Offender on Halloween
Teen who had sex with a 15-year-old forced to sit at courthouse during Halloween, for safety.
Autistic Man Jailed for Talking to Kids. Just Talking. That's All.
Daniel Lee accused of 'luring.' Cops say they can't take chances.
School Wants Teen Charged with Assault for Tossing Baby Carrot at Teacher
Assault with a carrot
Reason Weekly Contest: Title the CIA Director's Emails
Last week's winners revealed.
Teen Sentenced to Sex Offender Status Over Mistaken Hook-Up Gets Lenient New Sentence
Zach Anderson is off the hook, but what about Darian Yoder?
Reason Weekly Contest: Sexy Pizza Rat Costumes and More
Last week's winners revealed.
Reason Weekly Contest: Help Augustus Sol Invictus Choose a Bumper Sticker
Last week's winners revealed.
Reason Weekly Contest: Dear Valued Customer of the Roman Empire
Last week's winners revealed.
Teen Suspended for Dealing Drugs. Oh Wait, It Was a Bag of Sugar.
Suspension not reversed
This Underage Teen Lied About Her Age. Should We Lock Up Her Gullible Boyfriend?
29-year-old Kyle Cross says he accidentally bedded a 14-year-old runaway.
8-Year-Olds Can't Be Left Alone in British Columbia. No Exceptions.
Making helicopter parenting the law of the land.
Reason Weekly Contest: Headline a Cultural Appropriation Kerfuffle
Last week's winners revealed.
Teen Facing Draconian Prosecution for Sex with Another Teen Will Get Second Chance at Fair Trial
Zach Anderson's sentence vacated.
Cops Need Your Help to Find This Public Menace: A Man Who Asked a Young Girl for Directions
Parents, keep your children close.
Reason Weekly Contest: Put A Positive Spin on an ISIS Status Report
Last week's winners revealed.
Reason Weekly Contest: Put a Note in Your Sheltered Child's Lunchbox
Last week's winners revealed.
New Jersey Court Gives Mom Who Let Kid Wait in Car a Reprieve from Endangerment Charge
Imperfect parents are not necessarily abusive parents.
Rogue CPS Worker Repeatedly Called the Cops on a Completely Innocent Family
Eventually, the family caught her in the act. She now faces a misdemeanor charge.
How Helicoptered Kids Become Hypersensitive College Students
Happy is the child, 8 or 18, who is not constantly afraid and aggrieved.
Are Your Kids on Facebook? Rapists Will Abduct Them, Warns Viral Video
An absurd Coby Persin YouTube video wants parents to panic over nothing.
Texas Judge Orders 19-Year-Old to Marry Girlfriend or Go to Jail
Court-ordered shotgun wedding?
Reason Weekly Contest: Title Miss Piggy's Tell-All Book
Last week's winners revealed.
Mother Shamed for Leaving Kid in Car, 10 Feet Away, in Front of Store Window
Paranoia vs. parenting.
Kids Dig for Worms, Sell to Fishermen. Town Says Not So Fast: That's Illegal!
Better off indoors, eating gummy worms.
Reason Weekly Contest: A Famous Novel Needs a Sequel Title
Last week's winners revealed.
