This “WARNING NO LIFEGUARD ON DUTY” sign comes to us from Ron Lieber, author of the “The Opposite of Spoiled.”…

The woman who looked to be about 60 walked up to the podium and spoke in a quiet voice. She…

If you’re wondering how far our fears of  accidents, predators and insurance claims can take us from sane to nutty,…

Maybe you have a favorite (and by favorite I mean most inane AND insane) parenting safety tip.  My current fave,…

A confession: I learned to ride a bike when I was 9, probably the oldest of all my friends. Maybe…

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See below. This is the kind of “safety tip” that enrages me: a vague warning that kids must never be…

Is your child’s school being cancelled for moon-in-front-of-sun reasons? If so, let’s hear all about it. And where are you?…

Mike Tang, the California chemist who got 56 days’ “hard labor” for making his 8-year-old son walk home  at about…

America is suffering from a terrifying syndrome: IHOSFO — It Happened Once, So FREAK OUT. Only IHOSFO explains today’s MSN…