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April 9, 2024
Child Abandonment in the Name of Compassion
A self-described libertarian friend once described to me the feeling she had when it was time to leave the hospital with her newborn baby. She remembered looking at the nurse…
March 27, 2024
Narcan Babies
…are reaching all-time highs. A report from Minnesota found that, of all 88 child maltreatment fatalities from 2014–2022, only three children died from exposure to drugs, one of which was…
March 21, 2024
Why Foster Kids Aren’t Getting the Mental Health Care They need
…have been documented many times. But what is it specifically that leads to mental health problems when that situation is not available? When parents split up, the stress and anxiety…
March 14, 2024
The Chipping Away at Safe Haven Laws
…of time, the results can be disastrous. And when states give preference to relatives — overlooking safety concerns just because a child shares DNA with them — things can turn…
March 4, 2024
Teen Suicide and the Limits of Sociology
…more stressful circumstances—poverty, war, abandonment seem like they would make suicide more likely than AP Physics. The problem is not the pressure per se. Tim Carney’s forthcoming Family Unfriendly and…
March 1, 2024
How the Children’s Bureau Lost Its Way
…as a result of economic growth, laws around childhood labor and education and a social safety net that provided support to widows with dependent children. Over time, the Children’s Bureau…
November 11, 2023
Why is NYC Telling Teachers to Not Keep Kids Safe?
…abused or neglected and three times as likely to be a victim of a maltreatment-related fatality. A New York Times analysis of child homicides in New York City from 2016 to 2022…
October 23, 2023
Teach Your Children Well
…things that they may not if they just spend time around kids their own age. But Moskowitz also has a lot of suggestions for family time. She is a big…
October 10, 2023
New White House Proposal to Further Alienate Religious Foster Parents
…that double mastectomies or calling a child by a different name are beneficial either, but in the world of foster care, we have seen time and time again that scoring…
October 10, 2023
Judge Erik Pitchal’s Warped Mindset Led to Baby Ella Vitalis’ Death
…drug addiction or mental illness. Pitchal wasn’t even willing to make such a determination for young children, though. “I still remember the first time I refused to take a position…