Lenore Skenazy is president of Let Grow, a nonprofit promoting childhood independence and resilience, and founder of the Free-Range Kids movement.
The Dangerous Toys of Christmas: Debunked!
'Tis the season for pointless panic!
'Tis the season for pointless panic!
Hungry Cabbage Patch Kids, loose bear eyeballs, hot Creepy Crawlers, and more
The latest on the case of Zach Anderson.
Just because the world is not perfectly safe does not mean it is terribly dangerous.
Bad policy and paranoid parenting are making kids too safe to succeed.
Bad policy and paranoid parenting are making kids too safe to succeed.
Humor isn't CPS's strong suit.
The witch hunt against Zach Anderson continues
Talk about a safe space
It could happen to you, whatever "it" is.
Risks? What about the risk of never taking a risk?
We have come to see childhood only through the lens of danger.
A national newspaper endorses free-range parenting
Canadian Ministry of Children and Family Development slams the brakes on autonomous children
There is no one-size-fits-all solution.
Every parent be concerned when the state makes it illegal for parents to trust their kids.
The Recreation and Parks Department needs to get its priorities straight.
The child visited one store in the mall while the mother visited another.
Dad's not sorry, says "I saw this man with my daughter in his hands walking toward the parking lot. What would you do?"
The frantic mother called 911 for help and the police gave her a ticket for suspicion of child abuse by neglect.
"Absent actual abuse, the parent has the right to decide what's best for their children."
Understanding why the folks who look at kiddie porn often get longer sentences than the people who molest children in real life.
The idea that ice cream men cruise around looking for victims is simply an urban myth.
"If anything had happened to your son while he was unattended in the men's room, you never would have forgiven yourself."
The kicker: it was a United flight.
Who decides how we parent?
Not getting an egg: the end of the world?
It's like open carry, but for Coppertone.
What if she sneaks alcohol into the dance?
"This is a bill to make sure my parents would not be criminals."
"Anytime you have child of that age, alone, and unattended, there is a ton of risks that can happen to them."
To err is... a crime necessitating the intervention of child protective services.
Think of the children.
Playboy magazine used to be the contraband men of all ages hid in their sock drawers. Now it might as well be another pair of socks
The kids will just stay inside playing XBox all day instead.
That's the real term. Man traps.
The Supreme Court is set to rule on the case.
"From a policy standpoint, it's a great way to build community."
Welcome to the world of teens, computers, and prosecutors who want to look tough on sex offenders.
Blame Elon Musk, if you must.