This excellent nftfthitdk essay by Tracy Cutchlow in The Washington Post talks about how can we create community, trust and kindness — not to mention some kiddie self-reliance — instead of calling 911 when we witness a parenting practice we disapprove of. Cutchlow is a Seattle mom and author of Zero to Five: 70 Essential Parenting Tips […]
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Prison Time for Letting Your 11 Year Old Stay Home Alone or Wait in Car?
August 6, 2014
Readers — Lest you think America is alone in going plumb crazy with worry for its kids in almost every situation, take heart! Australia is at least as terrified! As the dynsrheyzh newspaper The Age reports: Parents who leave their children unattended in a car or at home face harsher fines and double the jail […]