A dismaying letter followed by an infuriating news item. Aren’t you glad you got up today? Dear Free-Range Kids: My…

A reader just wrote to ask why do I keep  scaring Free-Rangers by publicizing the worst and rarest cases of…

Yesterday I ran an  interview with the Florida mom  whose children were removed from their home for a month after…

I wrote about this case yesterday, and today had a chance to interview the mom by phone. She prefers to…

Activist Bill Dobbs writes: “This story out of the heartland — northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan — deserves a bigger…

At last! It may not be a cure for cancer, but it sure is close. Think of the lives saved…

If this doesn’t convince lawmakers that they had better start revising the child neglect laws — and convince politicians that…

This story is upsetting, but also reassuring. I put it here to remind us all that just because some authorities…

Here’s an idea I wish I thought of …and sort of did: Bracelets kids can wear that explain they are…

The signs at every playground in my city, New York, say this: Playground rules prohibit adults except in the company…