When Did ‘Teaching Independence’ Become ‘Possible Neglect’?

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Parents in Maryland are being investigated for allowing their children to walk home from a park unsupervised. When did we abandon this idea that our children should learn to move about in the world without our hovering presence, and what have we lost Read More...

Read the complete post at http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/15/when-did-teaching-independence-become-possible-neglect/


Posted Jan 15 2015, 02:41 PM by Motherlode