I find this deeply disturbing: "Maryland parents investigated for neglect after letting kids walk home alone from park" http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/01/15/maryland-parents-investigated-for-neglect-after-letting-kids-walk-home-alone-from-park/ I walked to a from school when I was 6 - a 20-minute walk each way (unless I was late and ran part of the way!) # #