When a day-care center refused to swaddle Abby Schachter's baby, the mother of four knew that she had crashed into the onerous rules of the nanny state. Now she's written No Child Left Alone: Getting the Government Our of Parenting.

In a 10-minute conversation with The Bookmonger, Schachter explains that the problem goes far beyond swaddling. She also describes "free-range kids," talks about bike helmets and vaccines, and argues for letting parents have more control over how they raise their children.