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What Do a Gay, Black, Democrat Mom of One and a Straight, White GOP Grandma of 20 Have in Common? They’re Co-Sponsoring Nevada’s Reasonable Childhood Independence Bill

Let Grow’s goal of making it easy, normal and legal to give kids some confidence-building independence is getting a big boost in several states this year, where lawmakers are considering “Reasonable Childhood Independence” bills. In Nevada — as in Colorado […]

“Bean Dad” Gets a Visit from Child Protective Services: Is that Good?

Mom Who Left Kids, 10 and 2, Alone at Motel While She Worked Her Evening Shift at a Pizza Shop is Jailed. Great.

Education & Schools

Child Psychologist John Piacentini on How Parents and Teachers Can Help Anxious Kids Stop Avoiding Discomfort, Before the Cycle Bakes Itself In

Second Thoughts on Keeping Kids Safe by Never Letting Them Out of Our Sight — and the Enduring Myth of Stranger Danger

Idaho Introduces Reasonable Childhood Independence Bill

The More Kids Walk, The More Likely They Are to Succeed in Adulthood

School Evacuated…Because of a Dinner Plate

Despite Pandemic Fatigue, Kids Are Still Figuring It Out

Is There a Way to Stop Worrying About My Kids?

Should I Let My Child Cross the Street Alone?

Should I Worry About All the Time My Kids Spend Doing Nothing?

Is the Coronavirus Crisis Going to Have a Long-Term Impact on Kids?

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