No, Schools Shouldn't Prohibit Kids From Having Best Friends
The misguided quest to protect children from any and all emotional harm
Free-Range Kids
Utah May Legalize Free-Range Parenting
Lawmakers want to roll back penalties for childhood freedom.
The 10 Worst Helicopter Parenting Moments of 2017
It isn't just parents. Cops, schools, reporters, bureaucrats and busybodies got in on the action this year.
Young Man Arrested for Consensual Underage Sex, Then Rearrested for Sharing Pizza with 17-Year-Old, Now Headed to Court
The latest on the case of Zach Anderson.
Fearing 'Terrorism,' Middle School Cancels D.C. Trip
Just because the world is not perfectly safe does not mean it is terribly dangerous.
How to Talk to Your Kids About Guns
Hint: It's the same way you should talk to them about kidnapping.
Are Your Kids Too Fragile? How to Make the Next Generation More Resilient.
Lenore Skenazy, Jonathan Haidt, Peter Gray, and Daniel Shuchman launch, Let Grow, a non-profit devoted to promoting better policies for raising children.
Halloween (and Everything Else) Is Too Scary for the Fragile Generation
Bad policy and paranoid parenting are making kids too safe to succeed.
The Fragile Generation
Bad policy and paranoid parenting are making kids too safe to succeed.
Mom Jokes '3-Year-Old For Sale, $12 or Best Offer,' Is Investigated for Child Slavery
Humor isn't CPS's strong suit.
Young Man Arrested for Underage Sex Was Re-Arrested for Sharing a Pizza with a 17-Year-Old
The witch hunt against Zach Anderson continues
Mom's Run-In with Alleged Sex Traffickers Goes Viral. But Nothing Happened.
It could happen to you, whatever "it" is.
Canadian School Bans Cartwheeling, Because We Can't Be Too Careful
Risks? What about the risk of never taking a risk?
Trump Let a Kid Mow the White House Lawn. Idiot Asks: What About Child Labor Laws?
We have come to see childhood only through the lens of danger.
'A Society Where Children Can Go Outside, Unsupervised, Is a Healthy and Safe Society'
A national newspaper endorses free-range parenting
Dad Teaches Kids to Ride the Bus. But CPS Says He Can Never Leave Them Alone, Ever.
Canadian Ministry of Children and Family Development slams the brakes on autonomous children
Why Child Protective Services Should Stop Blaming Parents First
There is no one-size-fits-all solution.
Court Upholds Dad's Conviction for Making 8-Year-Old Son Walk Home Alone
Every parent be concerned when the state makes it illegal for parents to trust their kids.
San Francisco Bureaucrats Ban Sand at Playgrounds
The Recreation and Parks Department needs to get its priorities straight.
Want to Look at Online Porn? The U.K. Gov't Wants to Strip You of Your Privacy
You must submit your credit card number-for the safety of the children!
Mother Arrested for Letting 10-Year-Old Shop Alone at Lego Store
The child visited one store in the mall while the mother visited another.
Dad Beats the Crap Out of Good Samaritan Who Was Trying to Help His Lost Kid
Dad's not sorry, says "I saw this man with my daughter in his hands walking toward the parking lot. What would you do?"
Gust of Wind Traps Baby Inside Locked Car. Mom Calls 911 for Help. Mom Gets Ticketed by Police.
The frantic mother called 911 for help and the police gave her a ticket for suspicion of child abuse by neglect.
Tom Shillue Is a Mean Dad for a Better America [Reason Podcast]
The comedian and Fox News host celebrates his free-range childhood in the 1970s and what it means for his own kids.
This 'Free-Range Mom' Is Running for Local Office
"Absent actual abuse, the parent has the right to decide what's best for their children."
Advice Columnist Tells Mom to Imagine Perverts in Men's Restroom
"If anything had happened to your son while he was unattended in the men's room, you never would have forgiven yourself."
Are Kids Depressed Because They Don't Just Play Anymore?
Boston College psychologist Peter Gray says a cultural shift in child rearing is having dire consequences.
Dad and Daughter Hauled Off Plane Because Passenger Assumed He Was Sex Trafficking Her
The kicker: it was a United flight.
Video: Mike Tang, The Dad Convicted for Making Son Walk a Mile, Responds to Critics
Who decides how we parent?
Fire Department Cancels Easter Egg Hunt Because Parents Trampled Each Other in Rush to Make Sure Every Kid Got One
Not getting an egg: the end of the world?
Five Years After Girls' Severe Sunburn, Washington Considers Bill to Let Students Use Sunscreen Without Doctor's Note
It's like open carry, but for Coppertone.
Dad Drops Son a Mile From Home, Goes to Jail.
Mike Tang spent a night in jail and faces a year of parenting classes and picking up trash for his choice of discipline.
School Forbids Teen from Bringing Grandma to Prom: Too Dangerous
What if she sneaks alcohol into the dance?
Arkansas Rejects Free-Range Kids Bill Because Legislators Think They're Better Parents Than You
"This is a bill to make sure my parents would not be criminals."
Enough Stranger Danger! Children Rarely Abducted by Those They Don't Know
U.S. kids are no more likely to be abducted today than they were decades ago, and much more likely to be returned safely when they are.
Mom Arrested for Leaving Kid Alone for 5 Minutes. Anything Could Have Happened.
"Anytime you have child of that age, alone, and unattended, there is a ton of risks that can happen to them."
Crying Mom Arrested for Accidentally Leaving Baby in Parking Lot
To err is... a crime necessitating the intervention of child protective services.
Sex Offender Drives Past Bus Stop, Minds Own Business. But Cops Were Called.
Think of the children.
City Makes Family Destroy Homemade Hockey Rink, Because Fun Is Hazardous
The kids will just stay inside playing XBox all day instead.
