Child Services Shouldn't Bother Moms Who Let Their Kids Walk Home From School
We're not criminalizing danger. We're criminalizing childhood independence.
Free-Range Kids
Why Don't Parents Let Their Kids Have Any Freedom? Q and A With Chasing Childhood Director Margaret Munzer Loeb
"Parents feel a tremendous obligation to make life easier for their kids."
Public School Forces Kids To Take the Bus Home. Walking Is Faster.
A mother of three children—ages 9, 10, and 11—just can't convince the principal to let them walk home.
Should Parents Fear Marijuana Edibles in Their Kids' Halloween Candy? No.
This basically never happens.
Intellectually Disabled 33-Year-Old Man Lands on the Sex Offender Registry After Trivial Incident
"Residence restrictions do not decrease and are not a deterrent for sexual recidivism."
Colorado Couple's Adoption Plans Wrecked by Child Neglect Charges for Briefly Letting a Kid Nap in the Car
"If you're on that registry, you're bad."
Pennsylvania Reminds Parents That Learning Pods Must Have an Evacuation Plan
"My daughter can have five friends over for a sleepover without my being fingerprinted and federally background-checked."
Cops Use Pictures of Adult Women To Trick Men Into Meeting for Sex, Arrest Them as Child Predators
Many alleged perpetrators, no actual victims.
Congress Would Like the CDC To Ruin Halloween
"We are writing to ask you to update your Halloween safety guidance to include considerations related to COVID-19."
No Qualified Immunity for Kentucky Cops Who Strip-Searched a 4-Year-Old and Threatened Mom
Judge: "America's founding generation... knew their fair share of unwelcome constables."
Tennessee Officials Wanted To Make Monthly 'Well-Being' Inspections of Every Child in the State
The crazy plan was called off after parents sensibly complained.
The Upside of a Blackout? People Take Care of Themselves and Each Other
Nobody can read the rule book in the dark.
Why Are Bad Jokes 'Dad Jokes'?
Fathers used to be fonts of wisdom. Now they're the punch line.
Swiss Cops Investigate 8-Year-Old Boy for Trying to Use Toy Money
The boy will have his name in police records until the year 2032.
Cops Arrest Brooklyn Rabbi for Letting Kids—Ages 11, 8, and 2—Walk to the Store
They even sent an ambulance, because it's not like there's anything else going on in New York.
A Kentucky Family of 7 Didn't Practice Social Distancing. Now Child Services Is Investigating the Parents for Abuse.
A Home School legal defense group calls it "a terrible thing and a waste of time."
There's Light—and Growth—at the Other End of the Coronavirus Tunnel
"We are far more resilient than we give each other credit for."
Parents, Let the Coronavirus Quarantine Be an Excuse To Give Kids Some Free Time
You don't need to plan every minute of their day.
Coronavirus Is Causing Freaky Friday for Helicopter Parents
Now older folks are being treated to some (extremely necessary) overprotection.
Don't Worry About Your Kids Playing Too Many Video Games While Under Quarantine
In fact, maybe the parents should play, too.
Parents Don't Need Advice on How To Talk To Their Kids About Coronavirus
Not every situation requires an expert's guidance.
The Moral Panic Over 'Stranger Danger'
Why are we freaking out about the safety of our kids?
Video of an Alleged 'White Van' Kidnapping in Springfield Went Viral. Nothing Actually Happened.
Police say there were no reports of attempted kidnappings.
'Taking Our Baby to the Hospital Was the Single Most Harmful Decision We Made'
Child services falsely labeled this dad an abuser and took his adopted newborn.
Policing Parents and Kids: The Year's 8 Most Paranoid Moments
And five examples of parents wisely letting their kids go—and grow.
Government Standards Are Making 5-Year-Olds and Kindergarten Teachers Miserable
"I'm retiring earlier than I had planned because I just can't be a part of this any longer."
16-Year-Old Girl Admits Her Kidnapping Was a Hoax to Fool 'Overprotective' Mom
Stranger abductions are actually extremely rare.
Baltimore Mayor Says Men in White Vans Are Snatching Young Girls for Sex Trafficking
"It's all over Facebook."
3-Year-Old Dies in Freak Escalator Accident, Police Charge Mom With Child Abuse
If she is found guilty, she could face a maximum of 150 days in jail.
An 8-Year-Old Girl Says She Was Almost Kidnapped. Media and Parents Freaked Out. It Was a Hoax.
Two days later, the cops figured out the story was make believe.
Don't Blame Bad Parenting for the Death of 6-Year-Old Carla Neems
The coroner's declaration is a cruel twist of the knife.
New York Dad Should Not Face Homicide Charges for Accidentally Killing Twin 1-Year-Olds in a Hot Car
Laws criminalizing the act of leaving children in cars are misguided.
Media Shames Tom Brady for Cliff Jump With His 6-Year-Old Daughter
She likely wasn't in any danger, but that never stopped the busybodies before.
14-Year-Old Posts Picture of Airsoft Gun on Snapchat, School Suspends Him for 3 Weeks
The principal calls it "very, very serious" wrongdoing.
U.S. Government Says Migrant Children Deserve Dirty, Traumatizing Conditions
But isn't this really Obama's fault?
State May Vaccinate Children in Its Custody, Even Over Parents' Objection
So a New Jersey appellate court held today.
Cop Arrests Mom for Letting Kids Wait in Car During 10-Minute Errand
A Pennsylvania mom faces reckless endangerment charges for assuming her children—ages 2, 5, and 7—could survive a very short wait.
Fisher Price's Rock 'n Play Recall: A Reminder That Perfect Safety Is Impossible
The toy company allegedly failed to test its miracle cure for cranky baby syndrome.
Cops Strip-Searched a 4-Year-Old After Mom's Errand Took Too Long
Child services called because Holly Curry let her kids wait in the car while she bought a muffin.
Good Moms Don't Have to Be Helicopter Parents
Let's celebrate free-range motherhood, not just on Mother's Day, but year-round.
Kentucky Judges Pre-Signed Blank Legal Documents So That Child Services Could Take Custody of Kids on Nights and Weekends
"Children are being illegally taken from their home without judges' proper authority."
Oh, the Places They'll Go—If You Let Go
An economist's guide to happier, more relaxed parenting
This High School's 'Political Radicalism' Class Lets Students Hear From Far-Right and Far-Left Speakers
College campuses, take note.
Parents at UC-Berkeley Easter Egg Hunt Must Sign Waivers Due to Risk of 'Catastrophic Injuries and Death'
Are they hunting Easter eggs or landmines?
Mom Charged With Falsely Accusing a Man of Trying to Kidnap Her 5-Year-Old at the Mall
Video evidence contradicted Santana Adams' account.
