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American Family Physician January 15, 2002	Curbside Consultation What should a physician do if he/she suspects child abuse?
Salon.com September 25, 2000 Lawrence H. Diller, M.D.	Just say yes to Ritalin! Parents are being pressured by schools to medicate their kids -- or else.
Salon.com August 24, 2000 Beth Broeker	Richard knows best The naked schemer of "Survivor" answers to child abuse charges -- with a confession.
ifeminists August 19, 2003 Jennifer Roback Morse	Parents or Prisons For some people, prisons are a substitute for parents. This apparent overstatement is shorthand for two more precise points.
The Family Room Johann Christoph Arnold	In Praise of Black Sheep There's a black sheep in every flock, and there are few of us who don't know one, or didn't know one as a child. But no matter how natural the phenomenon, being a misfit is never easy...
ifeminists November 10, 2004	Letter: Grandparent Visitation Statutes Parents who oppose the grandparent visitation statues do not oppose grandparent visitation. They are simply against the "forced visitation" laws that are devastating to children and parents.
ifeminists February 9, 2005 Wendy McElroy	On Handcuffed and Felonious Children No one -- not the police, not the government, no school official -- has the right to brutalize a child for using crayons. And the people who reasonably supported zero tolerance as a way to make schools safer never envisioned a police state in which 6-year-olds are handcuffed.
ifeminists January 5, 2005 Wendy McElroy	What to Do About Daddy? How can courts help to prevent heart-wrenching father-child reunions? They should acknowledge at the very beginning of an adoption proceeding that both responsible parents have an equal voice.
AskMen.com Ross Bonander	Fatherhood Guide: Setting An Example The following presents some tips on how to set an example for your child. While much of this piece pertains to young children under the age of 8 or so, the issue itself is germane to kids of all ages.
ifeminists January 12, 2005 Tony Zizza	Parental Alienation Is Bad Parenting, Not A Psychiatric Disorder Perhaps more parents will lose custody when parental alienation is proved in family court. Perhaps more parents will wake up to the dangers of Prozac and all antidepressants and psychiatric drugs.
U.S. Banker April 2003 Matthew Miller	Skeletons in the Credit Closet A growing number of cash-strapped parents are stealing their kid's identity. The debt is piling up.
ifeminists January 20, 2004 Wendy McElroy	A Man's (and Woman's) Home Is a Castle The story of Anthony Bars -- the 4-year-old boy who was starved and beaten to death in Indiana by foster parents with a criminal record of child abuse -- continues.
ifeminists September 15, 2004 Wendy McElroy	Mandatory Mental Health Screening Threatens Privacy, Parental Rights The screenings may be used to force parents to put their children on psychiatric medication. Some parents who have refused to do so under current policies have been threatened or charged with "child abuse" for no other reason than their refusal.
Salon.com January 26, 2001 Amy Benfer	A game called suicide Teacher and author Jane Katch talks about the value -- and necessity -- of violent play...
American Family Physician October 15, 2003	What to Do When Your Child Refuses to Go to School What is school refusal?... What other problems are children with school refusal likely to have?... What should I do if my child refuses to go to school?... How will I know if my child is really sick?... How is school refusal treated?... etc.
Salon.com February 15, 2002 Janelle Brown	Private hell Who is to blame in the death of a California toddler and the alleged neglect of 12 siblings? The sketchy details that have emerged so far highlight the limits of agencies meant to protect children, and point to the primacy of community in ensuring their safety.
Sports Illustrated April 14, 2000 William Nack & Don Yaeger	Every Parent's Nightmare The child molester has found a home in the world of youth sports, where as a coach he can gain the trust and loyalty of kids -- and then prey on them
The Family Room Siggie Cohen	A Tantrum: Oh, please, not another tantrum! A tantrum is what some of us learn to live with as part of raising children, as part of our daily routine. A tantrum is not what we rush to tell our friends about....
ifeminists June 23, 2004 K. C. Wilson	Don't Use Mediation for Divorce Mediators sincerely believe they provide something different. Unfortunately, it is in form, not substance.
ifeminists February 22, 2006 Leving & Sacks	California Supreme Court Takes Step Backward on Children's Rights The Brown vs. Yana decision creates another hurdle for noncustodial parents who are trying to prevent their children from being moved out of their lives.
Psychology Today May/Jun 2007 Mark Teich	House Divided: Hate Thy Father In an era of bitter divorce battles, parents often use children as hammers to bash each other, manipulating not only the legal system but also their children's affections. Can a broken parent-child bond be restored?
ifeminists March 2, 2005 Jennifer Roback Morse	The True Cost of False Witness False or frivolous charges of child abuse play havoc with the family court system, and in the lives of many innocent people. At the very least, society needs to impose some penalty for inflicting those kinds of costs on others.
Salon.com February 25, 2002 Janelle Brown	What family values? The director of the Child Witness to Violence Project argues that President Bush isn't doing enough for kids who see too much...
ifeminists March 30, 2009 Wendy McElroy	America's caste system: sex offenders They are the new untouchables who live under different laws than the rest of us. America has embraced a caste system.
ifeminists April 21, 2004 K. C. Wilson	Replace "Best Interest of the Child" with "Protect and Support the Child's Family" Author cites critical flaws in family legal policy, and a need to move to a more "whole family" approach.
Salon.com April 20, 2001 Jennifer Foote Sweeney	The day-care scare, again If the care of anyone but Mom really makes kids more aggressive, why don't researchers propose reform? And if it doesn't, why don't they stop scaring us?
ifeminists May 11, 2009 Wendy McElroy	Sex offender hysteria kills children I simply do not believe society now produces 10x, 20x, 100x more sexual offenders than it did a few decades ago when children walked home from school alone and safely.
ifeminists August 17, 2007 Dennis H. Clarke	How Psychiatry is Making Drug Addicts Out of America's School Children An in-depth analysis of the drugging of American school children as a "public service."
ifeminists October 25, 2007 Carey Roberts	Ready for the Next Wave of Sex Abuse Hysteria? Recent news stating that sexual abuse in the educational system is rampant should be evaluated for validity.
ifeminists September 24, 2002 Sacks & Thompson	Shared Custody Could Prevent Abductions According to the US Department of Justice, mothers and fathers abduct their children in equal numbers. What is needed is to reform the child custody system in order to prevent the kidnappings from occurring in the first place.
ifeminists October 14, 2003 Wendy McElroy	Adults Should be in Charge California has announced sweeping reform in its disastrous child welfare system, which tears families apart aggressively and unnecessarily places children in foster care. But the reform required is for "authorities" to act like adults and take responsibility.
Salon.com July 18, 2001 Lawrence H. Diller	Defusing the explosive child Prescribing drugs, not discipline, will only escalate conflict, lead to more difficult kids and weaken our already-lax culture of parenting.
The Family Room Marty W. Stewart	Five Secrets for Parents to Help Encourage Responsible Use of the Internet As technology progresses and children find even more need to use the Internet, parents must develop clear-cut and consistent rules while children are online.
T.H.E. Journal February 2006 Ken Bird	Student Information Systems >> How Do You Spell Parental Involvement? S-I-S Research shows parental involvement improves student achievement, and because with the advent of the Internet and the use of Student Information Systems, schools have never had an easier tool to offer parents.
ifeminists June 1, 2005	Letter: Sperm Donation Besides the reasonable assumption that a child is best raised by two adults, which may not always occur in a sperm donation situation, I think it's better for the child when they are partly raised by their own father as an additional parent.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Debt and Kids These Days ... Tread carefully when considering whether to offer financial help to an adult child.
ifeminists September 30, 2003 Jennifer Roback Morse	Aborting Child Protection Health-care personnel are ordinarily mandatory reporters of child abuse. But a recent survey has prompted the question of whether abortion clinics take this responsibility seriously.
ifeminists June 14, 2006 Leving & Sacks	New Report: Foster Care System Disregards Fathers America's child welfare policies are seriously misguided. When a mother is deemed unfit to care for her children, dad shouldn't be just one option out of many. He should be first in line.
ifeminists July 8, 2007 Wendy McElroy	Did Pedophilia Hysteria Cause Child's Death? Child abuse must be addressed but it is worse than folly to punish those who help children. Our society is creating decent men who will walk away from a child in need.
ifeminists December 15, 2004 Wendy McElroy	Agency Culpable in Child Support Scam Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has asked the state's Human Services Department for a full report in how it not only became unwitting partners in a gross child-support fraud, but also how it resisted efforts to correct it.
Salon.com September 6, 2001 Damien Cave	If a child is a killer, are the parents to blame? Psychologist and author James Garbarino says the responsibility for teen violence must be shared...
The Family Room Amy Coggins	15 Ways To Thank Your Child
T.H.E. Journal April 2002 Mark Nixon	How the Web Keeps Parents 'In the Know' As teachers and parents work together to assist students in their studies, the Web has emerged as a highly effective and informative communication tool to meet the needs of today's busy teachers and parents...
PC World January 2004 Anne Kandra	Should Parents Become Big Brother? New software allows parents to control virtually everything children do online.
American Family Physician November 15, 2000	Understanding Your Teenager's Emotional Health Your child's teenage years can be a difficult time. Teens may feel overwhelmed by the emotional and physical changes they are going through...
ifeminists December 20, 2006 Tony Zizza	Memo To Parents: Fire All The Experts Children and teenagers need boundaries. They must be accountable for their actions and inactions. Parents must start doing "the parenting" themselves. Stop overscheduling them. Stop hiring experts outside the family to clean up the mess.
AskMen.com Ross Bonander	Fatherhood Guide: Discipline This article addresses the fine line of disciplining your child. Discipline relates to children of all ages, but the following article will be most helpful to fathers of children under the age of 10.
Salon.com September 6, 2000 Theresa Heim	Cramming for kindergarten I tutor 3-year-olds to crush the competition.
American Family Physician May 1, 2001	Learning About ADHD in Children ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is a common health problem in children. Children with ADHD are hyperactive--they can't sit still. They are also impulsive and easily distracted. They have trouble coping at school and at home...
ifeminists October 13, 2004 Wendy McElroy	Deadbeat Dad Contest Bad for Kids The contest will allegedly create a public awareness about unpaid child support. Some believe the whole initiative is based on a false premise and erroneous information. Regardless, it is hard to see how encouraging children to turn against their parents is a proper government function.