@nershelam
@chanele
@adar

It's primarily a North American phenonenon, with the press calling parents who teach their children to be independent #FreeRangeChildren or #FreeRangeParents

Vancouver is one of the safest cities in the world, and I saw on @notjustbikes that a parent was the target of investigation after letting his children ride the bus together, while being monitored!!

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/enablers-1.4579817/what-happened-when-one-father-taught-his-kids-to-take-public-transit-to-school-without-him-1.4580416

And here's one from Maryland, in the US:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/free-range-parents-cleared-in-second-neglect-case-after-children-walked-alone/2015/06/22/82283c24-188c-11e5-bd7f-4611a60dd8e5_story.html