America's Worst Mom

A struggling 10-year-old son fights for his childhood, longing to ride a bike, go to camp and bathe himself.

Even after 14 years of marriage, dad can't convince mom to let their kids have some freedom, even in their own backyard.

They live in New York City, and dad sports punky blue hair, but mom's short leash is suffocating her sons.

A suburban family's serenity is ruined by their mom's fear that a predator will abduct her two sons.

Rob has handed most parenting decisions over to Kelly, and now their children live under a blanket of fear and limitations.

Parental paranoia is wreaking havoc in this family. The 15-year-old son is forced to text his every move, and suffers the embarrassment of supervised visits to the mall bathroom.

Dad doesn't like to rock the boat while Mom enforces crazy rules for her children. Fearing the worst-case scenario, their daughters have virtually no freedom outside their house.

Living in constant fear of murderers, this mom forbids her six kids from playing outside, having sleepovers, and even her 13 year-old son can't go to the mall restroom on his own.

Dad works in law-enforcement, but it's his wife and not him acting like the cop at home. Mom's strangle-hold on their four boys is driving the family crazy.

Mom and Dad are convinced their five young children could be abducted and murdered at any moment, and have passed those fears on to their kids.

An emotionally volatile mom refuses to budge on her overprotective parenting. But the fate of her four children and her husband hinge on her willingness to change.

A single mother has reached her breaking point but refuses help from her three daughters. The girls need their independence but mom's fears result in major trust issues.