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    “I Was Ambushed by Crazies For Letting My Son Wait in the Car”

    June 1, 2016

    In which self-righteous  shamers leave the gorilla world behind and return to harassing more mundane moms: Lenore, I just experienced…

    The Gorilla, The Boy, The Mom and the Shamers

    May 30, 2016

    The account below seems to capture the shocking and chaotic scene at the Cincinnati Zoo, where a toddler wiggled his…

    “Hamster,” “Ox,” “Otter,” and Other Natural-World Words Removed from Children’s Dictionary

    May 30, 2016

    Granted, if children’s dictionaries were never updated, they might be learning “A is for alchemy,” or “B is for bellows.”…

    A “Chilling New Portrait” of Child Predators? Or a Craven Old Way to Scare Us Sh*tless?

    May 27, 2016

    Trying not to scream about this article in the Toronto Star, “Child Abduction and Murder Paint a Chilling New Portrait.”…

    Shaken Up About Shaken Baby Syndrome

    May 26, 2016

    On a recent Saturday night, Marine Sgt. Aaron Rasheed was in Manhattan with his wife and three young children, including…

    Sending a 6-year-old to the Store, Alone, in New York City

    May 25, 2016

    As we say in our house all the time, “Go Dog, Go!” as in hooray and carry on: Dear Lenore,…

    The Simpons’ Season Finale: Marge Jailed for Letting Bart Play at Park Unsupervised!

    May 23, 2016

    Readers, one of you must be good at figuring out where to find the latest Simpsons’ episode, legally. (We have…

    UPDATE: School Bans Blowing Whistle to End Recess — Too Loud and Scary For Kids

    May 23, 2016

    Readers, the weekend has gotten away from me, so let me simply post this article from The Independent, reporting that…

    Without Some Risk, Playgrounds Bore Kids

    May 20, 2016

    How do you get kids back outside — and, incidentally, revitalize narcoleptic neighborhoods? You bring in risk. This New Zealand…

    Graduates Asked to “Mime” Throwing Caps in Air, for Safety’s Sake

    May 18, 2016

    Law school students at Britain’s University of East Anglia have been told not to throw their mortarboards in the air…

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