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Still Judging Parents, Even When They're Dead Feb. 16, 2023
A very long study of about 1,000 adults born in the '50s and '60s looked at how they were raised, an... Read More
The Dunkin' Donuts Case Feb. 02, 2023
It was Super Bowl Sunday in February 2019. Cynthia Rivers and her husband decided that their kids, 7... Read More
Letting Kids Play Outside is Not Neglect Jan. 19, 2023
Each year, the nonprofit I helm, Let Grow, works with local advocacy groups, parents and sometimes e... Read More
What Happens When Your Phone Seems More Important Than Your Child? Jan. 13, 2023
I listen to audiobooks and podcasts with headphones on while I clean. My son taps me on the shoulder... Read More
More Stuff for Parents to Buy Jan. 12, 2023
"Walking Wings" aren't wings. The product is a vest that goes around your baby with long straps on t... Read More
Safety Gone Overboard Dec. 29, 2022
What happens when society get so concerned about child safety that it starts imagining danger EVERYW... Read More
How Can Parents Not Fear the Worst? Dec. 08, 2022
Sorrow and anger rage in our hearts. A child has been murdered. Athena Strand, 7, was abducted and m... Read More
The Tyranny of Too Much Teaching Dec. 01, 2022
It's snuggly time with your little one, who is not even in kindergarten yet. His little head rests a... Read More
Snicker at These Halloween Warnings Oct. 20, 2022
Halloween needs a new name. I propose "Hallosteria." Here's why. Every year, busywork bureaucrats an... Read More
Peddling the Drug Called Fear Sep. 29, 2022
The Drug Enforcement Agency is warning that drug cartels are making colorful "rainbow fentanyl" to a... Read More
Fearmongering for Fun and Profit Sep. 22, 2022
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) gets about $40 million a year in fede... Read More
Parents, You Can Sit This One Out Aug. 25, 2022
The website Scary Mommy is always on top of parenting trends, and its latest discovery is "sittervis... Read More
It Shouldn't Be a Crime to Let Your Teen Babysit Feb. 10, 2022
When COVID-19 suddenly shut down her children's day care in May of 2020 and Melissa Henderson had to... Read More
Why Aren't Kids Outside Anymore? Dec. 09, 2021
"What is a good age to let kids walk to the park and play without an adult?" That's the simple, stra... Read More
