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Pimentel, Luiz Otavio

doi:10.5007/2177-7055.2013v34n67p15

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“…60 By mistakenly accepting the fear of stranger abduction as reality, parents are depriving their children of growth and independence by denying them the freedom to walk to the playground unsupervised. 61 In addition, the states impose an "expert culture" on parents, conditioning them to believe that the state knows what is best for all children. 62 Through this expert culture, the states endorse the notion that "helicopter parenting" is the most effective and safe way to parent a child.…”

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Keeping the Free‐Range Parent Immune from Child Neglect: You Cannot Tell Me How to Raise My Children

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Granting children a level of independence to travel unsupervised to local neighborhood areas lies within the parents’ discretion to raise their children as they see fit. Failing to recognize that such discretion is grounded within the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, states criminalize parental actions, including unsupervised travel to local areas, as child neglect. Criminalizing such parental actions leads to both unjustified prosecutions and convictions of child neglect, along with unjustified removals by Child Protective Services (CPS) and the unnecessary and detrimental overprotection of children. The overprotection of children referred to as “helicopter parenting,” does not render the safety, physical, or emotional benefits most parents, police officers, and CPS reason. Further, criminalizing such parental actions distracts CPS from focusing on the real cases of child neglect. Creating a model free‐range parenting statute that provides full immunity from criminal charges of child neglect can effectively facilitate parental rights that are already implemented. However, the model statute must be limited as to the parental actions protected in order to preserve safety. This Note proposes a recognition of the protection needed among free‐range parents and urges the creation of a model statute based on the language of The Rule of Construction Regarding Travel to and from School, permitting children of any age to travel to and from school unsupervised, while negating a charge of child neglect, and the language of the Maryland directive policy regarding unsupervised travel and play.

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Keeping the Free‐Range Parent Immune from Child Neglect: You Cannot Tell Me How to Raise My Children

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Keeping the Free‐Range Parent Immune from Child Neglect: You Cannot Tell Me How to Raise My Children

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