Let Them Play

Leaving kids unsupervised is a legal grey area. But in some places—like airplane cabins and the parking lots of Quebec—the rules are hard and fast

Protecting our kids from all potential risks isn’t doing them any favours. Here’s how to embrace risky play safely.

Parents are turning to devices to keep tabs on their children, affording the youngsters much-needed independence. Do the benefits outweigh the risks?

When your child dies, you can’t be a carefree mother anymore. This mom wants criticism of helicopter parenting to stop.

Kids want to play with real tools, to jump from heights, to make up their own minds about what’s dangerous and what’s not. So what are we so afraid of?

Charlie Gillis: Parents face tough decisions when it comes to their kids’ safety. Letting them wander away from watchful eyes can pose a risk—but a risk worth taking.

For some moms and dads, hovering is just not an option. Why are their peers so quick to judge them?

People teaching their kids independence risk censure by preachy neighbours, zealous police and overreaching child services officials

Media accounts of abductions and accidental child deaths can be alarming. Fortunately, statistics remind us of all those who make it home safe and sound.