Radley Balko doesn't care for the Mommy State....

Parents Mag Says the Best States Do the Parenting for You

Parents magazine ranks the top “kid-safe” states. It’s too bad that most of the criteria for the rankings center around a state’s willingness to pass a bunch of laws telling parents how to raise their children.
God forbid you teach the kid to wear a helmet because it’s the rational thing to do. Maybe teach him something about risk and responsibility. No, instead, just tell him he’s gotta’ wear a helmet because the all-knowing legislature–the ones who make laws with processes like this–simply say so, and if he doesn’t do as they say, he’ll be breaking the law.