When it comes to parenting, the terms helicopter, free range, peaceful and tiger are probably on your radar…but have you heard of lighthouse parenting? (Don’t worry, I hadn’t either.) If you’re ...

The concept of free-range parenting became mainstream in 2008 when Lenore Skenanzy, a New York columnist, wrote an article titled “Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride the Subway Alone.” Skenanzy clearly ...

From free-range parenting and unschooling to outdoor napping and yes days, discover six unusual parenting styles that are challenging conventional ideas of raising children.

Free-range parenting" is a term coined in reaction to what some consider to be a recent trend toward over-protectiveness of children. Free-range parents perceive this over-protectiveness, sometimes ...

They serve us and our fears, in this age of amber alerts and public sexual predator registries. In this case they responded to a civilian report, and if they erred, it was on the side of caution. My ...

There was a time when kids walked to school alone, biked to friends’ houses without a phone, and spent entire afternoons outside without adults hovering nearby. Today, depending on where you live, ...