Parenting
An Indiana mom left her kids home for an hour. Her husband’s ex-wife called CPS.
Since this summer, Indiana mom of three and stepmom of two Hannah Bright has had three calls made to child protective services about her by her husband's ex-wife—all for activities that posed no danger to the kids.…
Michigan school says 7-year-old boy can’t walk home from the bus stop
Last year, Tali Smith's son Emmett walked himself home the four houses he lives from the school bus stop. He was six. The walk takes 3.5 minutes. But this year, his suburban Michigan school will not let him do that—too…
Pennsylvania mom placed on child abuse registry for letting 13-year-old babysit
When single mom of two and home health aide Alice (a pseudonym) needed to run a brief errand, she tasked her 13-year-old brother (whom she is also the caretaker for) with babysitting her nearly 1-year-old child. For this, she…
