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    Your Kids Play OUTSIDE? Obsessively Spritz them with Child Hand Sanitizer!

    April 19, 2016

    Most nauseating pitch of the day (boldface mine): Hello! Ready or not…here I come! Little ones love all of the…

    Verizon’s “Hum” Allows Parents to Track their Teen Drivers: Why This Stinks

    April 19, 2016

    The commercial below makes my heart sink, and not because I am so thrilled when my son goes driving off.…

    Pope Francis to Parents: Thou Shalt Free-Range

    April 18, 2016

    Pope Francis’ “Statement on the Family,” released April 8, runs 200+ pages. I cannot claim to have read them all.…

    Man Asks Girls of Girl Scout Age, in Girl Scout Cookie Selling Season, If They Are Selling Girl Scout Cookies. Police Are Alerted.

    April 17, 2016

    Readers, I get about five stories a day that just flabbergast me. Here’s one. I’m not the only one slackjawed…

    Dear Prudence: I’m Scared That My 4-year-old Is 20 Ft Away from the Adult With Her!

    April 14, 2016

    Let’s hear it for Mallory Ortberg, who, like her “Dear Prudence” predecessor Emily Yoffe, is a wonderful advice giver. In…

    Follow-Up to the “No Children Can Walk Home” Story from Magnolia, TX

    April 13, 2016

    Fox 26 Reporter Andrea Watkins wrote what I consider a masterful letter to the school district that has forbidden parents…

    Mom Leaves Son, 12, In Car Half an Hour. She’s Arrested, Jailed, Can Only See Him When Supervised

    April 12, 2016

    A mom in Albuquerque had her 12-year-old and their dog wait in the car, sun roof open, while she hit…

    Happy 100th Birthday, Beverly Cleary! Alas, She Laments: “Today’s Kids Get No Freedom.”

    April 12, 2016

    Happy Birthday to the woman who gave us Henry Huggins, Ramona, Beezus, the Mouse and the Motorcycle (my God, how…

    Mom Freaks Out That Man at Mall Is Taking Selfies…With Her Kids In the Background! (And Facebook Supports Her)

    April 11, 2016

    I figured I’d get your weekly dose of head-exploding insanity out of the way on Monday. Then we can talk…

    Prescription-Strength Nature: Is It Right for You?

    April 10, 2016

    Saw this “ad” at the US Play Coalition Conference where I was speaking  last week. I couldn’t wait to hear…

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