Penn State's 98-Year-Old Outing Club Is No Longer Allowed to Go Outside
"Student safety in any activity is our primary focus."
Parenting
Young People Are Shifting Left on Abortion
The percentage of young adults saying abortion should be legal in all or most cases has risen 10 percentage points since 2015.
Here's Why Utah's New Free-Range Kids Law Will Help Parents of Color
"They call it 'free-range parenting.' I call it 'the rights of parents.'"
Free Speech Rights, Parental Rights, and Children with Gender Dysphoria
An interesting Arizona appellate decision rejecting a court's assignment of a treating therapist, and rejecting a gag order that limited parents' discussions with the child.
Father on Sex Offender Registry Escorted Out of Hospital While Trying to Visit Severely Ill Son
"My son has to pay for something I did."
How the Free-Range Kids Movement Is Helping Parents Embrace Their Libertarian Side
"So basically it's now legal to go outside and play like when I was a kid."
Freedom-Loving Parents, Rejoice: Utah Approves Free-Range Kids Bill
And your state could be next.
Legislator Wants to Fine Parents of Bullies $750, Make Them Take Classes
"A judge will make the determination are they guilty."
Nordic 'Glass Ceiling' Shows How Gender Equity Suffers From Government Overreach
"The rise of the Nordic welfare state has been a double-edged sword" for women's professional progress.
Dad Made 10-Year-Old Son Run in the Rain to Teach Him a Lesson
"This right here is just old-school, simple parenting. This ain't killing nobody."
Motherisk Hair-Testing Program Was Junk Science, and Ontario Wrongly Separated Families Because of It
"I never in my life wanted to crawl out of my own body. That is how I felt. I couldn't sleep or eat. I had no idea where my daughter was."
School Forbids Students from Touching Snow
"It only takes one student, one piece of grit, one stone in a snowball in an eye, with an injury and we change our view."
Achtung Baby: When It Comes to Parenting 4-Year-Olds, Germany Is More Laid Back Than America
But it doesn't have to be this way.
Child Custody, Religion, and Children's Reactions to a Parent's Religious Demands
"The change in the child's relationship with the father based on the child's fear of his displeasure if she were not a 'true Muslim,' and her belief that he threatened to abscond with her to Morocco, also contributed to the change in circumstances warranting modification" of the custody arrangement.
Cops Called on Parents Whose Autistic 5-Year-Old Son's Hair Was Too Messy
"The parents of special needs children are especially vulnerable to state intervention."
22-Year-Old Woman Facing Sexual Assault Charges for Relationship with 18-Year-Old Male Student
Victim's parents don't want charges, say the couple is in love.
New York Legislators Unveil Legislation Banning Tide Pods
The next stage of the safety hysteria cycle
Tom Brady Kissed His Son on the Mouth, And That's None of Your Business
"Why ask anyone in New York what they think of Tom Brady? Who doesn't hate Tom Brady here?"
Tomi Lahren Thinks Tons of Teens Really Are Eating Tide Pods, Blames Liberals
Parents aren't neglecting to keep their kids safe from laundry detergent. If anything, teens are overprotected.
9th Circuit Revives Suit by Couple Whose Children Were Seized Over Bathtime Photos
A social worker took three little girls from their home without a court order because she thought the pictures were "sexually explicit."
Utah's Free-Range Kids Bill Would Give Kids More Freedom
While putting parents at ease
Can Big Data Help Save Abused Kids?
The quest to fix our messy, meddlesome foster care bureaucracies
No, Schools Shouldn't Prohibit Kids From Having Best Friends
The misguided quest to protect children from any and all emotional harm
Judge Orders Return of Oregon Boys Taken Because State Deemed Parents Not Smart Enough
No accusations of abuse or neglect, just low I.Q.s.
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.
Judge Overrules State's Seizure of Child from Couple It Deemed Not Smart Enough to Be Parents
Low I.Q. used as a justification for taking boy away, even absent any evidence of abuse or neglect.
Don't Freak Out About Falling Fertility Rates
There's an easy way to make more Americans: immigration.
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.
Supreme Court to Weigh Rules for Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers in California
Crisis pregnancy centers in California say the state's "Reproductive FACT Act" violates their First Amendment rights.
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
Interview: Kennedy
The TV host and one-name celeb talks about cherry vodka, teenage rebellion, Frank Zappa, free-range parenting, and life as Fox's token libertarian.
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.
