Aurora Theater Should Have Predicted Mass Shooting, Judge Rules
Worst-first thinking promotes constant panic.
Parenting
Poll: Most Americans Want to Criminalize Pre-Teens Playing Unsupervised
"I doubt there has ever been a human culture, anywhere, anytime, that underestimates children's abilities more than we North Americans do today."
Watch This: Police Interrogation of Arrested Mom Is Patronizing and Wrong
It is not a crime to let a child of 9 play at a park during the summer. In fact, it is a time-honored tradition.
Another Mom Thrown in Jail for Letting Kids Play at Park
Should we arrest all moms who have a sub-optimal day and don't manage their time completely perfectly?
Harsher Sex Offender Restrictions Won't Make Anyone Safer
"Contrary to popular belief... registered sex offenders have one of the very lowest recidivism rates."
Mom Gets Out of Car to Smoke, Is Arrested for Leaving Kids Unattended
Nearby store employees see the children as "unattended."
Mom Arrested for Letting Kid Play in Lego Store While She Shopped
Don't take your eyes off your kids before they are legally old enough to join the Army.
Mom Sues TV Station for Falsely Claiming She Left Kids in Hot Car
I'm glad this mama is shaming the haters back.
Pregnant Women Warned: Consent to Surgical Birth or Else
As hospitals and courts collude, pregnant women are being excluded from fundamental decisions about how they give birth.
No Child Left Outside: Another Mom Arrested for Letting Kid Play in Park
"My own bondsman said my parents would have been in jail every day."
Dad Left Kids in Car At Police Station Parking Lot. Now He's Got New Charges.
The precinct parking lot is not exactly a high-crime area.
Mom Jailed for Letting Her Kid Play Unsupervised Also Fired From Job
No justice for this mother-yet.
A Toddler Wanders Near a Busy Street. This Cop's Response May Surprise You.
Did he slap her in handcuffs and book her for negligence and abuse?
Mom Leaves Daughter in Car, Daughter Survives, Mom Dies in Bank Robbery
Something bad could always happen.
Overprotective Government, Overweight Kids?
Here in America, helicopter government is also making parents afraid to send their kids outside to play.
I Saw a Man Get Arrested For a Sex Crime Because He Made a Scheduling Error
'I might be mistaken... but technically he has broken the law and failure to comply with the registry laws is considered a new sexual offense.'
Mom Jailed Because She Let Her 9-Year-Old Daughter Play in the Park Unsupervised
If only the girl had spent her whole summer sitting in McDonald's.
Mom Charged for Letting Her Daughter, 11, Wait in Car
Everything is dangerous when it comes to kids. Even a normal wait in a car.
Schools' Obsession With Anti-Gunman Gadgets Just Keeps Growing
Ever heard of a lock?
Britain: Parents Who Don't Read to Their Kids Should Be Fined
Parents who neglected their children's homework or school events should also be punished, he said.
Expensive New School Security System Traps Teacher in Bathroom
A $2 million boondoggle-er, "security system"-placed in New Jersey's Belleville High School proved its merit and unerring wisdom when it locked a teacher in a bathroom.
For School Kids in California, A Fight is Just a Fight—Not a Crime
In other words, a blow has been struck against the school-to-prison pipeline!
Every Child in Scotland to Be Supervised by State-Appointed Busybody
True danger lies in the notion that the state should decide if you are parenting your kids correctly.
Little Boy Skips Church, Goes to Dollar Store, Police Arrest His Father for Child Endangerment
Police arrested Justin's father and charged him with child endangerment.
Kindergartener Pulls Down Pants, Forced to Sign 'Sexual Misconduct' Confession
If only he couldn't write his name yet!
Florida Rules Lesbian Egg Donor Has Parental Rights
Law that only protects heterosexual couples declared unconstitutional
Parent-Triggered Hybrid Public/Charter School Opens in Los Angeles
LAUSD and charter program split grades in an unusual experiment
Parents Get Calls over Naming Son 'Messiah'
Can't anybody just mind his or her own business?
State Seizes Two-Year-Old Child From Parents Because They Smoked Pot, Child Dies in Foster Care
Alex Hill spent time in two foster homes in Texas, second foster mother now charged with murder
First Parent-Triggered Charter School Set to Open Doors Monday
Eyes of education reformers on Adelanto, Calif.
