Let that sink in. A kid walking alone in his own neighborhood was treated like a crisis. Here’s the thing: life is safer ...

A Georgia mom was arrested after local law enforcement caught her 10-year-old-son wandering into town while unsupervised.

Brittany Patterson, a 41-year-old mother of four, was charged with reckless conduct. She faces a year in jail if convicted ...

After a mom scolded her 11-year-old son for walking into town without letting anyone know, she thought it would be the end of ...

At first my 5 and 9 year olds were the only two walking alone. Now other families see the value of kids being independent.

Brittany Patterson was booked on a misdemeanor reckless conduct charge after she admitted her son went off without telling ...

A free-range parent was shocked when she was charged with "reckless conduct." She's been asked to put a tracker on her son's ...

Springfield residents are raising concerns after they say it’s gotten too dangerous to go for a walk around the city, even ...

A Georgia woman was arrested late last month after her 10-year-old walked to their rural town alone, sparking a debate about whether childhood safety fears have gone too far.According to the warrant, ...

Georgia mother Brittany Patterson was arrested and hauled off to jail in front of her children for letting her 11-year-old son walk less than a mile into town, where just 370 people live. She was ...

The UVM police department has released safety tips to students and the community, advising individuals to stay in well-lit ...

After we arrived, I turned on walking directions for the hike I had saved so I could easily track how far we had gone. The ...