
THESE FOLKS IN MARYLAND SEEMS TO HAVE THOUGHT OUT WITH THEIR POSITION TAKING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

WITH THAT SAID, I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE MAKING THAT CHOICE. FOR ME AS LONG AS THERE IS AS ONE AND A MILLION CHANCE OF ANYTHING THAT HAPPEN TO MY DAUGHTER, IT IS BEYOND MY COMFORT LEVEL. I WISH WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE WE CAN CREATE 100% SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO ROAM FREE. I THINK IT CAN BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, ALTHOUGH I WISH IT WAS NOT. JENNIFER, SHOULD THOSE KIDS WALKING ALONE IN THE AREA BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS FOR THOSE CHILDREN? AND TWO IS IS IT FOLLOWING THE LAW OF YOUR COMMUNITY?

SO THEIR DECISIONS TWOFOLD, ONE IS IT SAFE FOR OUR CHILDREN TO INDEPENDENTLY WALK DOWN TO THE PARK IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THEIR SKILLS. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS REQUIRED TO RESPOND TO THAT BASED ON THAT. I AM ALSO UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE IS A LAW IN THAT STATE OF THE SUPERVISION OF CHILDREN IN A PARTICULAR AGE. THAT KID IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO ASSESS AND I DON'T KNOW ALL THE DETAILS OF IT. PARENTING HAD A LOT TO DO WITH ASSESSING THE SKILLED LEVEL OF THE CHILD AND THE SAFETY OF THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE MAKING DECISION FOR THEIR KIDS TO GO OUT AND BE INDEPENDENT FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT SEEMS LIKE MANY PEOPLE TO BE AN OVER REACTION BY AUTHORITIES.ĮVERY PARENT HAVE TO MAKE THEIR OWN CONSID DECISIONS AS IT RELATE TO THEIR KIDS. DARLENE, LET'S GET YOUR REACTION FROM THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT. AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN FROM A PARK ABOUT A MILE FROM THEIR HOME. THE POLICE CAME AND THEY ACCUSED OF UNSUBSTANTIAL ABUSE. LET ME FLUSH OUT THAT STORY, SOMEONE CALLED 911 WHEN THEY SAW THE KID, 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND HER BROTHER 6-YEAR-OLD, WALKING ALONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. DARLENE, WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.ĪND JOINING ME IS JENNIFER COBURN. SHE'S COAUTHOR OF TEACHING KIDS TO THINK RAISING INDEPENDENT STUDENTS. IS THIS A GOOD THING FOR KIDS OR DOES IT EXPOSE THEM TO DANG TOO YOUNG IN AGE. ALLOWING THEIR KIDS WALKING AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD BY THEMSELVES. A MOVEMENT TO DEVELOP MORSEL F ALLIANCE FOR TODAY'S KIDS HAD BEEN IN THE NEWS RECENTLY.

AT ONE SKIT, HE SAYS, IN MY DAY, NOBODY DROVE US TO SCHOOL, WE WALKED 15 MILES IN THE SNOW, UPHILL, BOTH WAYS.
