Free-Range Kids

Left? Right? Newsom and Cox Weigh in on Childhood Independence (Jennifer and Abby, That is)

Toys Tell Us What’s Going on in Childhood

Advice Columnist: NEVER LET YOUR KID DO ANYTHING ALONE TILL AGE 11!

The Real Reason You’re Sitting in the Drop-Off Line

Letting Your Kid Ride His Scooter is “Neglect”?

It’s Safe to Look Back! The Worst Free-Range Kids Stories of 2025

A Short, Happy Message about Crime

BAD LUCK is not BAD PARENTING: The Unending Trials of the Dad Whose Son Died Walking Home

One Reason Childhood Is So Boring Now

Thanks For Not Being Chicken, Moms!

Bored Kid, 12, Gets Tons of Friends to Play Outside

Short & Sweet: How We Got to Helicopter Parenting

Time Magazine Loves The Balance Project and So Do I!

A Shaky Reason for Taking Babies from Parents

Boy Walks to Chick-fil-A on His Own and Cops Spring Into Action

Me and My First and Only TED Talk!

Quit Making “Back to School” Jitters into Yet Another Mental Health Crisis

Hello, Child! I’m Your New Best Friend, A.I. Barbie

Want Kids to Spend Less Time in the Virtual World? Give Them Back the Real One!

The New Yorker Calls Me a Rambunctious Muse

“I Barely Ever Look at It” Doesn’t Change the fact That Tracking Our Kids Changes Childhood

Advice for a Mom Whose Kid Doesn’t WANT Independence