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- 1Free-Range Parenting Debate Reignited a Decade After Meitiv Case▼The free-range parenting debate that made national headlines in 2015 has been reignited. Rafi Meitiv was 10 years old when he and his 6-year-old sister were picked up by police after walking home from a playground alone in Maryland. The incident led to a
The free-range parenting debate is back in the spotlight years after Rafi Meitiv, then 10, and his 6-year-old sister were picked up by police in Maryland for walking home from a playground alone in 2015. The case, which involved their parents, Alexander and Danielle Meitiv, sparked a national argument over how much independence children should be allowed and when parental freedom crosses into neglect.