The Wall Street Journal carries an excellent article titled “The Overprotected Child.” Culturally, we are starting to rebel against the insanity of the overprotected child. Master Yoda from the Star ...

DAYTON, Ohio -- Two recent situations from the world of sports raise concerns about how we are overprotecting our kids. The first incident involved Gisele Bundchen, wife of Patriot quarterback Tom ...

EDITOR: As I often walk along the streets on a warm sunny day, I notice an alarming, uncomfortable silence. To hear noisy children running around in a yard is a rare sight. I wonder where they are and ...

If you’ve been one of those uber-protective type of parents that has snowplowed the path in front of your child and expected great things, or bubble-wrapped your kid to keep them out of harm's way, ...

Many of today's parents spent their childhoods playing on dangerous playgrounds and spending a lot of time unsupervised. Hanna Rosin says their... Kids These Days: Growing Up Too Fast Or Never At All?

Regarding “The Overprotected American Child” (Review, June 2): Although this problem is abundant today, it is hardly new. When large families were more prevalent in other eras, often huge differences ...

It’s a lot like what happens to children of parents who refuse to vaccinate. Lots of overprotective parents prefer not to vaccinate, happy to let other children in their neighborhood create the herd ...