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'Freaky Friday': Coronavirus Edition Mar. 26, 2020

Lenore Skenazy

Everyone's noticing that the roles are reversed at the moment: Those over 50 or so are being hectore... Read More

America's Favorite Story Feb. 20, 2020

Lenore Skenazy

A Springfield, Ohio, man spotted a van — guess what color — that he thought was trying t... Read More

Teachers Deserve Parents' Patience and Respect Dec. 05, 2019

Dear AnnieĀ®

Dear Annie: I am a teacher in a small town in New England. When I began my job, I thought it was the... Read More

Always Helping Kids Isn't Always Helping Them Sep. 05, 2019

Lenore Skenazy

My friend Michelle's preschool daughter has autism. Every morning Michelle brings her into school, w... Read More

Parents, Panic and Pixels Aug. 29, 2019

Lenore Skenazy

A recent piece on a popular parenting website warns that kids are at grave risk of being approached ... Read More

Big Brother Comes to Camp Aug. 15, 2019

Lenore Skenazy

Sleep-away camps around the country have started using facial recognition techniques to identify cam... Read More

Girl Killed by Garbage Truck, Coroner Blames Parents Aug. 08, 2019

Lenore Skenazy

Carla Neems, a month shy of turning 7, was scootering home from school when she was hit by a garbage... Read More

Why We're Talking About Tom Brady in the Off-Season Jul. 26, 2019

Lenore Skenazy

Fact: We love talking about celebrities. Fact: We love judging parents. Fact: When you put the two t... Read More

Does Dodgeball Really Corrupt Kids? Jul. 18, 2019

Lenore Skenazy

Dodgeball miseducates kids into believing cruelty and domination are good — says a paper prese... Read More

Happy Worry Day, Mom! May. 09, 2019

Lenore Skenazy

Happy Mother's Day! Which, if you are a mother, you know is a contradiction in terms. While mothers ... Read More

Helicopter Parenting Is Bad ... No, Good! No, Bad Mar. 28, 2019

Lenore Skenazy

A recent New York Times article argued that helicopter parenting, unfortunately, is the best strateg... Read More

Latchkey Kids Suddenly Illegal Sep. 17, 2015

Lenore Skenazy

An 8-year-old cannot stay home alone, even for two hours after school, the Supreme Court of British ... Read More

I Scare Because I Care Jul. 02, 2015

Lenore Skenazy

Perhaps you've heard stories lately about the parents in Maryland investigated (twice!) for letting ... Read More