You might recall the controversy that got kicked up by a New York Sun
reporter's account of allowing her nine-year-old to ride the subway
alone. She was both pilloried by people who compared her behavior to
child abuse, and praised by people who want more freedom for their
kids. In response to the whole thing, she started a blog called "Free Range Kids," to promote the idea that kids need the same independence and freedom previous generations enjoyed.
While this gets hyped as a battle between
helicoptor parents and free range parents,
it...
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