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Of Bureaucrats and Bunk Beds Oct. 13, 2022
Want to take in foster kids in Maryland? You can't let them sleep in bunk beds. The fine print of Ma... Read More
Don't Break up Families Over Drag Shows Jun. 16, 2022
Take your kids to a drag show, expect a knock at your door. It won't be the Village People. Governme... Read More
The Media's Tucker Carlson Obsession Apr. 30, 2021
Tune into CNN or MSNBC on a daily basis and you will find someone venting about what Tucker Carlson ... Read More
March 28, 2021 Mar. 28, 2021
Dear Annie: I adopted two older children from different orphanages and now they are grown adults. Th... Read More
Mom Investigated for Being 7 Minutes Late to Pick Up Her Son Mar. 25, 2021
When 10-year-old Braylin Harvey was picked up seven minutes late from his Chicago public school, the... Read More
A Nap Derails an Adoption Oct. 15, 2020
Let your child nap in the car on a cool day while you run into the hardware store and you might have... Read More
October 11, 2020 Oct. 11, 2020
Dear Annie: I read the letter from "Scared Aunt," whose 14-year-old nephew is allowed to drive. I ha... Read More
The Toddler Toddled Off; the Mom Ended Up in Handcuffs Sep. 24, 2020
Vanessa Peoples was at a family picnic in Aurora, Colorado, when her toddler wandered off. She notic... Read More
September 23, 2020 Sep. 23, 2020
Dear Annie: I took early retirement and moved in with my son and daughter-in-law in order to help ca... Read More
COVID-19 Fears Inspire a Bizarre Revenge Plot Apr. 30, 2020
What's a parent to do? It was early in March, COVID-19 fears were on the rise, and two Kentucky pare... Read More
Kids Deserve Pandemic Playtime Without Their Parents Getting Arrested Apr. 23, 2020
As if parents don't have enough to worry about in the midst of a pandemic, last week, I got a terrib... Read More
Forbidden Parenting Mar. 04, 2020
South Carolina mom Debra Harrell worked at McDonald's. She couldn't afford day care for Regina, her ... Read More
Respect the Children's Wishes Feb. 16, 2019
Dear Annie: My grandsons are 5 and 9 and old enough to sleep alone. However, they sleep together in ... Read More
How Should Grandma Handle Disturbing Family Situation? Mar. 28, 2016
Dear Annie: I adopted two older children from different orphanages and now they are grown adults. Th... Read More
A Crazy Idea to Bring Back Childhood Apr. 30, 2015
For the past five years, the movement that I founded, Free-Range Kids, has been promoting Take Our C... Read More
Threatened Parents Dec. 25, 2014
"It happened about 1,600 times in the last school year: Bus drivers in Hillsborough County arrived a... Read More
When It Is Against the Law to Play Outside Sep. 18, 2014
Children's book author Kari Anne Roy was recently visited by the Austin police and Texas Child Prote... Read More
