️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  A Maryland mother and father under investigation for letting their two young children walk home a mile from the park alone have been found responsible for 'unsubstantiated' child neglect.<unk> A Maryland mother and father under investigation for letting their two young children walk home a mile from the park alone have been found responsible for 'unsubstantiated' child neglect. Danielle and Alexander Meitiv, who believe in a so-called 'free-range' approach to parenting, were thrust into the national spotlight just before Christmas when police found Rafi, 10 and Dvora, six, wandering the sidewalk on their own. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> Hands-off: Alexander and Danielle Meitiv with their two children, Rafi (left) and Dvora (six). <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Parenting free-range is the name given to a style of raising children in opposition to so-called 'helicopter parenting'. "<unk>"<unk> "<unk>"<unk> "<unk>"<unk> "<unk>"<unk> "<unk>"<unk> "<unk>"<unk> "<unk>"<unk> "<unk>"<unk> "<unk>"<unk> "<unk>"<unk> "<unk>"<unk> "<unk>"<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Parents advocate a more hands-off approach, where children are allowed to go out and experience the world on their own.<unk> Parents advocate a more hands-off approach, where children are allowed to go out and experience the world on their own. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą
Danielle and Alexander Meitiv notified of Child Protective Services decision late last month. (Danielle and Alexander Meitiv notified of Child Protective Services decision late last month) CPS said the two were responsible for 'unsubstantiated' child neglect.<unk> CPS said the two were responsible for 'unsubstantiated' child neglect.<unk> They will be on file at the government agency for at least five years. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Parents believe in the concept of 'free-range' parenting which encourages independence.<unk> Parents believe in the concept of 'free-range' parenting which encourages independence. Alexander Meitiv is a Research Fellow at the National Institutes of Health and Danielle is an Oceanographer. (Alexander Meitiv is a Research Fellow at the National Institutes of Health and Danielle is an Oceanographer)