Children
Blocked blogs, data leaks, boosts for alternative sites
As more places around the world—including U.S. states—pass laws requiring age checks around the internet, we're continuing to see a slew of unintended (but entirely predictable) consequences. The latest round includes…
Brickbat: Can't You Knock?
In Illinois, Oak Park and River Forest High School removed exterior doors to student bathrooms. The intent was to stop problems like vaping, skipping class, and fighting, and the school reports fewer incidents since removing…
Brickbat: Sink or Swim – Reason.com
Parents in Vancouver, Canada, are frustrated because city rules block them from teaching their kids how to swim during public swim times. They say lifeguards prevented them from giving their children "unsanctioned…
Should we take more kids from their homes or fewer?
Some parents abuse their kids. Child welfare workers are supposed to stop that to protect the kids. But bad things often happen while they watch. "Children have a right to safety," says Tim Keller. "If home is…
Bluesky is blocking Mississippi users over state’s age verification law
The social media platform Bluesky is blocking users from Mississippi rather than comply with the state's age verification law. "Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law…
Do phones really wreck kids’ lives?
I am addicted! To my phone. I check an email and before I realize it, I'm watching TikTok videos: lions fight hyenas, military dads reunite with kids, athletes do amazing things. I look up, and an hour has passed.…
Why do we send kids to school?
It's back-to-school season, and the very meaning of a proper education seems to be more up for grabs than ever before. K-12 education is still bobbing in the long, tumultuous wake of pandemic lockdowns that invited…
Brickbat: Big Brother Isn't Watching
Kela Stanford, a contract worker for the Alabama Department of Human Resources, was charged with a felony after 3-year-old Ke'Torrius Starkes Jr. died in her hot car. Stanford had taken Starkes on a supervised visit with…
Neighbors called CPS on this Virginia mom for letting kids play outside
Parenting expectations are often unreasonably high—and so is the number of people who believe that kids can't handle anything on their own. Passersby too often see an unsupervised child and assume they are unsafe. So…
Kids don’t want screens—they want freedom
Kids love being on their phones and would rather do that than anything else. Right? New research finds that this is a myth. Children reported that what they really want to do is hang out with friends in real life—with no…
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