Defending our Children

A familiar scene. Tired mother returns from work. Picks up two-year-old from day-care center. Arrives home to find eight-year-old and ten-year-old locked in mortal combat. Separates them and screams at everyone. Goes in kitchen to start supper. Two-year-old whines. Fight continues in living room. She’s at the end of her rope.

Change of scene. Rushing to the phone, she dials 911-PARENTS, and within minutes a brightly colored Parentmobile turns into the driveway. Out jump five para...