Childproofing the Internet
How online “child protection” measures could make child and adult internet users more vulnerable to hackers, identity thieves, and snoops.
How online “child protection” measures could make child and adult internet users more vulnerable to hackers, identity thieves, and snoops.
"Parents have told me that once their children learn to swim they have more confidence and self-esteem," says Joseph Brier, a swim instructor.
The few good studies on teen depression and social media undercut attempts to establish causal connections between the two.
The number surged during the pandemic.
The state legislature passed a law to limit anonymous reports to its child abuse hotline.
Sometimes he calls for freedom, and sometimes he preaches something darker.
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Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana have all seen dramatic improvements in reading scores by investing in "science-based" reading instruction.
The ideology champions the same tired policies that big government types predictably propose whenever they see something they don't like.
A new report finds that "most children benefit from some degree of independence by the time they are 5–6 years old."
While city policy dictates that 911 calls should only occur when a student poses a genuine safety threat, parents say it's become a run-of-the-mill disciplinary tactic.
Education officials unveiled new rules on Tuesday which will mandate that city elementary schools use one of three "research-backed" reading curricula.
Her viral video received 4 million views—and the police's attention.
Requiring users to verify their age to use social media will degrade their privacy and cybersecurity.
Delayed payments will increase, and companies will respond by raising interest rates—or denying low-income applicants outright.
Even though a family pediatrician said she had "zero concerns," child welfare services still seized Josh Sabey's and Sarah Perkins' two young children. It took four months for the couple to regain custody.
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He was hospitalized multiple times for diabetes while in state custody.
Her podcast Unreformed: The Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children delves into abuse at a state-run institution.
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"These things are just so inexcusable," a judge said. "It's hard to understand."
The COVID-19 lab leak theory was labeled "misinformation." Now it's the most plausible explanation.
"I think it's really good for a lot of young people, no matter if they need a job or not, to work," says one college student who got her first job at 16.
Restrictions on baby carriers during takeoff and landing are based on a single study from 1994 that didn’t even study these types of devices.
"I didn't know if this would ever end," says Melissa Henderson. "I'm very relieved. A heaviness has lifted."
"We are here because one preschooler pulled down another preschooler's pants," says defense attorney Jason Flores-Williams.
New bill makes a mockery of parents’ rights, school choice, and educational freedom.
Maria Montessori valued independence and experimentation in a time of authoritarianism.
A 9-year-old backed out of a deal to sell her pet goat for slaughter. Local officials and sheriff's deputies used the power of the state to force her to go through with it.
The Florida governor has a history of using state power to bully Florida schools over speech he doesn't like. H.B. 1 may accomplish his goal while ceding power to parents.
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Two New Jersey women who gave birth last fall suffered harrowing ordeals thanks to their breakfast choices.
This was never about shielding just the youngest kids from sexual topics.
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"Then my baby started crying so I reached for my son, and as I'm reaching, a man held me and told me, 'Don't touch him. He's getting taken away from you,'" said the children's mother.
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Youth employment is a recognized path to greater prosperity.
In just two weeks, he has learned to hunt and survive. There's a lesson there.
Yes, even children should have access to an attorney.
The trade association says the overbroad and vague A.B. 2273 places unconstitutional burdens on speech.
"Lifetime registries are wrong," said the plaintiff's attorney. "They're wrong based on the science and they're wrong based on the reality that risk is not static. It is dynamic."
Politicians say they want to subsidize various industries, but they sabotage themselves by weighing the policies down with rules that have nothing to do with the plans.
Bradley Bass' case in Colorado says a lot about just how powerful prosecutors are.
Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation reported that a permanent expansion would cost more than $1.4 trillion over a decade.
It’s already illegal to expose minors to obscenity, so what is this bill really for?
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