Source: The Daily Economy
by Paul Mueller
“When my eldest son was four years old, he climbed on top of a batting cage at a park in New Jersey. Several bystanders noticed and began to freak out. I called my son down and told him: ‘I’m fine with what you are doing, but you’re making other people nervous.’ I said this because he was a capable climber and because I judged the various risks acceptable. Yet, the fear of others was at play and could have resulted in government child services intervention. Though my experience ended peacefully, the Meitiv family had multiple run-ins with child protective services for allowing their 10-year-old and 6-year-old to walk to a playground unaccompanied by an adult. Their clashes with safetyism and law enforcement helped launch the ‘Free Range’ parenting movement.” (10/20/25)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/liberty-risk-and-permission-to-live-dangerously/