Ebook: No child left alone: getting the government out of parenting

Foreword ; Introduction ; 1. Arresting Captain Mommy ; 2. Breast is Best, or Else ; 3. Daycare Nannies; 4. School Statists ; 5. The War on Fun ; 6. Obesity Police ; Conclusion ; Acknowledgments; Notes ; Selected Bibliography ; Index.;Uncle Sam is the worst helicopter parent in America. Children are taken from their parents because they are obese. Parents are arrested for letting their children play outside alone. Sledding and swaddling are banned. From games to school to breast-feeding to daycare, the overbearing bureaucratic state keeps getting between kids and their parents. The state's safety, hygiene, and health regulations rule, and the government's judgment may not coincide with yours. Which foods and drinks to send to school, what toys to buy, whether to breast- or bottle-feed babies are all choices that used to be.