"I almost don't have words for how low it made me feel," says Melissa Henderson.
A seventh grade health teacher says that masks and lockdowns have made her students less resilient.
"You could hear they were trying not to laugh."
Suffice it to say, the pandemic did not lead to great childhood independence policies.
"The market was asking that anyone who didn't need to go into the store to please stay outside," she says.
How a bestselling author accused the wrong man of rape
"These are the same people who could not approve an at-home COVID-19 test for a year."
"This is fantastic progress in understanding childhood as the right time for children to learn to recognize and mitigate risk."
The myth of the candy poisoner
"When my daughter was 12 she'd walk down the streets of Shanghai to get donuts," says the mom, Megan McMurry.
"Like an addictive drug, the reassurances had less effect each time."
"I have my First Amendment rights," says Hank Robar.
"The next step, after tickets, it goes to child abuse."
The men must keep masturbation diaries, wear ankle monitors, and even use penile circumference gauges.
But shaken baby syndrome has become a doubtful diagnosis in the ensuing years.
"We thought they helped people."
Something about camping seems to turn 21st century worriers into parents with positively Spielbergian nonchalance.
"I didn't think it was a big deal," says Kim Blalock. "My son is perfectly fine."
Smartphones and stranger danger keep kids inside, but the laws are improving.
"You had the most right-wing members of the legislature signed on with most left-wing members."
"I do not hold any bitterness toward anybody."
The Reasonable Childhood Independence bills restore basic freedoms to kids and their families.
Evaluating risk is hard in an era of parenting panic.
Spoiler: She was fine.
No freedom for kids until they're 11.
Paging Encyclopedia Brown: Someone has stolen childhood.
Perhaps young people would be better served by having access to more job sampling opportunities.
"I'm getting it out there to make people aware," said JaNay Dodson in an interview.
"Once you have the Scarlet Letter, it doesn't go away until you're gone."
Living under constant adult supervision should not be a government mandate.
Experts speak of "society's growing intolerance for the sounds of children at play."
"Was this something heinous or was it something of a lesser nature, was it completely harmless?"
"My mom used to have to do the same thing when we were young."
"They were just doing their jobs."
No need to follow the stultifying advice from Parents magazine on how to "Supercharge Every Storytime."
"She was charged with violating the Reopening Ontario Act."
The mom got the kid back, but not the car.
"No injuries were reported."
Second-guessing other people's parenting decisions has become a national pastime.
Another year of unnecessary fear.
Everyday parenting decisions should not put people at risk of getting arrested, losing their kids, or being listed on a state registry for child endangerment.
"Ensure all sledding equipment is in good condition, with no cracks or sharp edges."
"I pulled the kids and I'm homeschooling."
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