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.
Parenting
Halloween Is Supposed To Be (a Little) Scary
Halloween combines the two things we fear most in America today—kids actually leaving the house, and food other than hummus and baby carrots being fed to them.
From Blaming God to Blaming Parents
Religion can explain a tragedy as God's will, or as karma coming around. But in a secular world, blame is often shifted to parents.
Don't Narc on Kids' Nerf Guns Unless You Want Potentially Tragic Confrontations
America may be safer than ever, but residents of the Land of the Free seem set on raising their children in a climate of fear.
Another Multiracial Family Falsely Accused of Sex Trafficking While Flying
Plus: Juul targeted for smoking cessation claims, federal budget deficit tops $1 trillion, and more...
How Faint Bruises on Baby Ava Nearly Destroyed Her Family
Proposed federal legislation would move overstressed child protection systems in the wrong direction.
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.
This School District Threatened To Take Kids Away From Parents Over Lunch Debt. Then It Refused a Businessman's Offer to Pay Those Debts.
Instead of teaching kids the importance of paying their debts, Wyoming Valley West school district offered a lesson about the arbitrary and terrifying power of government.
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.
Stossel: Don't Be Scared of Designer Babies
Gene-editing technology will eventually allow parents to alter their future offspring's intelligence, height, eye color, and more. And that's worth celebrating.
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.
Stossel: The Paid Leave Fairy Tale
Why mandated paid family leave is bad for business and bad for most women.
Don't Believe Bernie Sanders' Claims About Child Poverty in America
New research shows that income surveys erroneously categorized some households as extremely poor actually had "net worth in the millions" of dollars.
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.
When Did Play Become Occupational Therapy?
Every kid is special, but not every kid has special needs.
When the Cops Come for You in the Target Parking Lot
A mom reflects on her experience parenting in the age of fear.
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.
Parenting Without Fear
Free-range mom Lenore Skenazy talks with sociologist Frank Furedi about what it means to be a kid in the 21st century.
Kamala Harris Lies About Truancy Laws, Defends Criminalizing Parents Whose Kids Miss School
Plus: Police raid reporters' home in San Francisco, a crackdown on free market economists in China, and more....
Good Moms Don't Have to Be Helicopter Parents
Let's celebrate free-range motherhood, not just on Mother's Day, but year-round.
Don't Be Like the Rainbow Fish
Like so many of the best socialist products, Marcus Pfister's The Rainbow Fish has been a runaway capitalist success
Why Jordan Shapiro Plays Video Games With His Kids
Nick Gillespie speaks with author Jordan Shapiro about his book The New Childhood
Government Control Turns Schools into Partisan Battlegrounds
End the curriculum wars by letting families choose education options that work for them.
The Cat in the Hat Is Right About Parenting
The most libertarian answer to the question of what it means to be a libertarian parent is that there is no answer.
Oh, the Places They'll Go—If You Let Go
An economist's guide to happier, more relaxed parenting
After a False Accusation, Police and Child Services Forced a Family Apart for 7 Months
Adam Lowther, a Navy veteran and nuclear deterrence expert, lost his job and spent $300,000 fighting the allegations.
This High School's 'Political Radicalism' Class Lets Students Hear From Far-Right and Far-Left Speakers
College campuses, take note.
Emily Oster Will Help You Be a Better, More Statistically Literate Parent
In a podcast about her new book, Cribsheet, an economist answers your parenting questions about breastfeeding, swaddling, toddler discipline, and more.
A Mother Spends a Week in Jail, Is Fired From Her Job, and Temporarily Loses Her Kids After a Police Mix-Up
Ashley Foster was jailed and inspected by child protective services for a mistake beyond her control.
Virginia Governor Rekindles Heated Abortion Debate
A Southern officeholder gains little from pushing for a right to post-delivery abortion.
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.
Arizona Parents Who Defied Doctor's Orders to Bring Sick 2-Year-Old to the Hospital Now Face Child Abuse Charges
Cops release edited video of the encounter.
Mom Ignores Doctor When Her Sick 2-Year-Old Starts Feeling Better, Child Services Send a SWAT Team
"What about the parents' rights to decide what's best for their child?"
Is the College Cheating Scandal the Apex of the Over-Parenting Epidemic?
When all of childhood is considered college prep, desperate parents will do desperate things.
