The case centers around Patterson's son, Soren, who walked less than a mile from their Fannin County home to a gas station ...

More and more, “free-range” parents who attempt to give their kids some of the freedom they had as children face the wrath of ...

A story from my childhood came to mind as I read a recent ABC News report about a mother who was arrested after her son was seen walking alone to ...

Georgia mom Brittany Patterson was arrested by sheriff's deputies after her 10-year-old son took off alone to the store nearly a mile from their home.

Law enforcement says the Georgia mother failed to report a missing child. The woman's lawyer says the case is absurd.

By David Larson We tend to focus on the freedoms of adults — like the ability to vote, speak one’s mind, and own private property — but for children to grow up to be independent, responsible, ...

A story from my childhood came to mind as I read a recent ABC News report about a mother who was arrested after her son was ...

Brittany Patterson of Mineral Bluff, Ga., was at a doctor’s appointment with her other child when her nearly 11-year-old boy left his house and was spotted by himself. Somebody alerted the police who ...

Despite the growing consensus that “helicopter,” or overprotective parenting, often backfires, the Georgia case underscores ...

A Georgia mother of four arrested in front of her children after allowing her 10-year-old son to walk home alone last month ...