child

With all this talk in the NFL, it's hard to draw a distinct line between what counts as discipline and abuse? I think we can all agree that what Adrian Peterson did was abuse, but there's no firm definition as far as I know? Is it leaving a lasting mark? Is it an age thing? Where's the line...

I have often wondered how old a child needs to be in order to stay home alone. A lot of people I talk to say there isn't an exact age according to the law and they can stay home as long as they are mature enough. I would think a 11 or 12 year old should be responsible enough, but can you get...

A boy playing a clarinet in his backyard so riled an elderly woman who lived next door that she had to spring into action. The rifle was not loaded but for threatening the children, the woman was arrested anyway and will be charged with Serves her right. How do you start threatening a child...

Another mom in the news for the wrong reasons? Yeah. Police [in BRATTLEBORO, Vermont] arrested a mother after finding their car parked in the middle of the road. A real danger not just to the passengers of the vehicle but to other motorists. A trooper who saw the car upon getting closer found...

Everywhere I look nowadays, there is a kid using a cellphone and the age seems to be growing younger by the day. What is your take on this?

A convicted child molester is suing the county [Walla Walla country, Washington] after he was raped in the Garfield County Jail. He says he now suffers anxiety and nightmares and is now seeking an amount of money that would be determined at a trial in the civil rights lawsuit. The man was...

It's been alarming reading one news report after another concerning babies and children dying from being left in hot cars. I suspect some are deliberate with thoughts of "getting away with it"... but my question is about the "proper" (if there is one) response to *seeing* an unattended child in...