Hi Folks! Here’s why I rag on the parenting magazines. Not only do they obsess about every little detail of…

Hi Readers — This note was originally a comment on the post below this one. Its  poignancy hit me particularly…

Hi Folks! Talk about a beacon of hope.  A Hollywood ending! Success! Get this: As you may recall, a few…

Hi Folks! Just read a wonderful, cogent Q&A with Barry Glassner, the author of The Culture of Fear and now…

Hi Folks — This blog, as you know, is always trying to distinguish between real threats to children and the…

Hi Readers: Please don’t think I’m posting this as a “blame the victim” story, as I myself don’t know if…

Hi Folks! Here’s a great profile of Danah Boyd, an Internet researcher who hops over hysteria to look at how…

Hi Folks: I don’t think I need to comment here, except to say I would be just as terrified at…

Hi Folks! Here’s a great article from the L.A. Times about one of our recurring themes: The dumbing down of…

Hi Folks!  I have  a new theory: Don’t trust anyone who claims that “children are our most valuable/precious/vulnerable…” anything. They…