➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
US: The Criminalization of Parenthood: Why Are Good Parents Being Charged With Child Neglect? (Opinion)
Reader’s Digest – April 25, 2016
Doring’s story is emblematic of a disturbing trend. Parenting practices common a couple of decades ago — letting your child play outside or stay in the car so Dad could run a quick errand — are now considered neglectful, even criminal. “The pendulum has swung hard in favor of highly protective parenting,” according to David Pimentel, an associate professor of law at the University of Idaho and an expert on how the legal system addresses child neglect.
http://www.rd.com/culture/free-range-parenting-child-neglect/