Parenting
Free-Range Marge: Simpsons Season Finale Tackles Unsupervised Kids in Parks
'A mother at the park saw something she disapproved of and, luckily for your son, she overreacted.'
Cops Arrest, Attack Mom Who Let 11-Year-Old Son Drive Golf Cart
Charged with child abuse
Graduates Asked to Pretend to Throw Hats, for Safety
At the University of East Anglia, you can't be too careful.
Cops Confiscate Axe from Teen Chopping Wood to Build Fort
Don't worry, they returned the terrifying weapon to his parents.
The World's Worst Mom on America's Frenzy of Fear
Elementary school pick up shouldn't resemble the Fall of Saigon.
3 Girls Walk to School. Cops Force Them into Truancy Van Right Before They Get There.
A substitute bus driver missed them.
Bartenders Can't Refuse to Serve Pregnant Women in New York City
New guidelines also say pumping breast milk at work must be permitted and require "reasonable accommodations" for employees who have recently miscarried or aborted a pregnancy.
Parents, Want to Attach GPS Monitors to Your Kids Every Time They Leave the House?
Paranoid parenting at its worst.
Principal Bans Girls' Tackle Football Game, Suggests Bobbing for Apples Instead
We wouldn't want anybody to get hurt, now would we?
Virtual Reality Will Turn Kids into Zombies! Just Like Movies, Advertising, Video Games, and Rock Music Did!
Is it too soon to panic over a thing kids barely have access to, yet? No, don't be silly.
Mom Lets Her 3 Kids Wait in Car. FBI Agent Tells Her She Can't.
Why the endangered-kids-in-cars myth just won't die.
Kids Play in Backyard While Mom Does Dishes. An Investigation Ensues.
Child services strikes again.
Dad Banned from Son's Preschool Graduation, and the Really Weird Reason Is…
Only sex predators go looking for missing dogs in white vans.
The Dark Side of Socialized Motherhood
Austria gives women generous maternity benefits while shuffling them into the pink ghetto.
The Beauty of Coca-Cola's New Parental Leave Policy
"Paid parental leave isn't just a nice thing to do, it's the smart thing to do for our business."
Man Asks Girls If They Are Selling Girl Scout Cookies. It Was Plausible. Cops Were Called.
If a man wants to buy Girl Scout cookies, from Girl Scout-aged girls, during Girl Scout cookie season, he must be a predator.
Mom Leaves 12-Year-Old in Car, Is Arrested, Can Only See Son on Supervised Visits
Maybe the cops could have just told her not to do it again?
Why Is Everybody So Mad at This 9-Year-Old Reporter? Kids Can Do Stuff, Too
We should encourage all children to be so ambitious.
Mom Who Made Her Kids Walk to School Is Charged with Neglect
Who has authority over kids: parents, or police?
Don't Blame Food Companies for What You Feed Your Kids
Parents feed babies candy, soda, and chips. What does this have to do with the industry?
Do Teenage Girl Scouts Really Require Adult Supervision While Selling Cookies?
And we wonder why college students are so fearful and fragile.
Divorce-Law Reforms Pass Florida Legislature, But Women's and Lawyer's Groups Urge Governor to Veto
The measure would end permanent alimony and establish a presumption of equal rights in child custody disputes.
Assault Charges for Pregnant Drug Users Set to Stop in Tennessee
Around 100 women have been charged under the 2014 law so far.
Rhode Island Wants to Criminalize Latchkey, Recess When It's Cold Outside
Important parenting decisions will be made by the state.
Police Looking for Suspects Who Challenged Teens to a Rap Battle. That's It.
Quite the close call, said no one.
Bill Would Require Teachers to Grade Parents on Whether They're Attentive Enough
Mississippi state legislature gets too involved in parenting decisions.
Local News: Plush Toy Signals Pedophiles, Turns Little Girls into Sex-Trafficking Victims
How stupid can one TV station be?
France Won't Let Parents Post Pictures of Kids: Predators Might See Them
Child rapists don't often browse Facebook for potential victims.
The Oscars Wanted Parents to Worry About Child Abduction and Rape
This year's awards went all-out promoting unnecessary fear.
Should the Government Stop You from Gene Editing Your Kids?
Ordering people to reproduce in only government approved ways is tyrannical and unethical.
Cop Says Kids Who Take Nude Selfies Are Sex Criminals, Not Victims
The sex offender registry is not an appropriate punishment.
Why America Puts 9-Year-Old Kids on the Sex Offender Registry for Life
Living in fear of exaggerated dangers.
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.
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.