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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Reason Weekly Contest: Libertarian Beer and Sex Toy Apps
Last week's winners revealed.
It's Not Just Kids: Pet Safety Paranoia Is a Thing, Too
Much ado about pet kidnappers.
Reason Weekly Contest: Name a Libertarian Microbrewery
Last week's winners revealed.
Cop Says Kids Who Take Nude Selfies Are Sex Criminals, Not Victims
The sex offender registry is not an appropriate punishment.
Reason Weekly Contest: Meet the New Ken, Name a Pet Toy
Last week's winners revealed.
Hold That Veggie
Zero tolerance
Reason Weekly Contest: Barbie Got a Makeover, Now It's Ken's Turn
Last week's winners revealed.
Why America Puts 9-Year-Old Kids on the Sex Offender Registry for Life
Living in fear of exaggerated dangers.
Reason Weekly Contest: Super Supportive School Sports Cheer
Last week's winners revealed.
Feelings First: Wisconsin Bans Chanting at High School Sports Games
Someone could get hurt, sort of.
Kid Was Too Hot in a Cold Car—Quick, Call the Cops
Rhode Island state senator proposes unnecessary punishments for imperfect parents.
Government Wants to Brand Sex Offenders on Their Passports
Shameful and unnecessary.
Parents Arrested, CPS Might Take Kids Because They Stayed in Car During Errand
Imperfect parenting should not be illegal.
Reason Weekly Contest: Rename a Cultural Practice or Food
Last week's winners revealed.
The 10 Worst (and 5 Best) Free-Range Kids Moments of 2015
Some setbacks, huge victories for liberated parents
Reason Weekly Contest: New Year's Resolutions for Candidates
Last week's winners revealed.
Criminal or Gullible?
Underage sex
Thief Steals Woman's Car, Drives Off with Her Kids in Backseat. Cops Charge Woman with Abuse.
Punish the criminal and only the criminal
Verdict Reversed: Mom Not Guilty of Neglect for Letting Kids Play in Park
More Free-Range Kids victories.
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?