➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
US: Why Do We Judge Parents For Putting Kids At Perceived – But Unreal – Risk? (Opinion)
National Public Radio – August 22, 2016
Many parents who grew up playing outdoors with friends, walking alone to the park or to school, and enjoying other moments of independent play are now raising children in a world with very different norms. In the United States today, leaving children unsupervised is grounds for moral outrage and can lead to criminal charges. What’s changed?
http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/08/22/490847797/why-do-we-judge-parents-for-putting-kids-at-perceived-but-unreal-risk