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    Dad Teaches his Kids to Ride the Bus. Then CPS Tells Him They Can’t Even Go Outside Alone till Age 10

    September 5, 2017

    Adrian Crook, the dad behind the blog 5Kids1Condo, taught his four oldest kids — 7, 8, 9 and 11 —…

    Miscellaneous

    Proposed Florida Law: Leave Kid in the Car for 1 Minute, Go to Jail for 60 Days

    September 4, 2017

    The Tallahassee Democrat reports that a bill filed by Rep. Emily Slosberg, D-Boca Raton would make it illegal to leave…

    Federal Judge in Colorado Rules that the Sex Offender Registry is Unconstitutional

    September 3, 2017

    A federal judge in Colorado, Richard Matsch, has agreed with what we have been saying for a while here at…

    Crazy Parents

    How Over-involved Can Adults Get at Recess?

    September 1, 2017

    Justin Murphy  at  The Democrat and Chronicle  in Rochester, NY reports that: Children at Pittsford’s Jefferson Road Elementary School who…

    Crazy Parents

    Time Magazine Cover Story: How Kid Sports Turned Pro

    August 30, 2017

    This week’s Time cover story may remind you of our post from last week, The Case Against Starting Serious Soccer…

    Fun

    “NO LIFEGUARD” Sign at…Sprinkler Park?

    August 29, 2017

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

    Bad Laws, Rules and Verdicts

    A Mother’s Story of her Mentally Disabled Son on The Sex Offender Registry

    August 27, 2017

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

    My Child Had to Take Two Buddies AND a Counselor to Go To the Bathroom at Night

    August 25, 2017

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

    “Never Post Your Child’s Picture with the School Bus License Plate Visible” — Really?

    August 24, 2017

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

    Infantilizing young folk

    UPDATE! Are Kids Learning to Ride Bikes Later?

    August 23, 2017

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

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