article_snippet.sent: Child Protection Services have again seized the two 'free range' children of a mother and father whose unusual approach to parenting has become a national debate.
article_snippet.sent: Meanwhile, Mrs Meitiv tells Fox 5 DC that CPS workers left Mrs Meitiv and Mrs Meitiv husband to panic for hours before letting CPS workers know CPS workers kids were safe.
article_snippet.sent: The Meitivs say their kids were left to panic for hours by CPS workers after their kids children--who their kids raise with a so-called 'free-range' approach--were picked up by police for the second time in two months while walking down the street alone .
article_snippet.sent: Their parents Danielle and Alexander Meitiv are pictured, right, going to confront CPS officials .
article_snippet.sent: Instead of constantly monitoring activities to make sure children are safe, the emphasis is put on adults assessing risk ahead of time, and equipping children with the skills to deal with danger themselves. '
article_snippet.sent: ‘her children made us sign a safety plan that says us will not leave her children attended at all until her children follow up, . '
article_snippet.sent: And I’m not gonna risk my kids being snatched again like this by CPS.'
article_snippet.sent: the Meitivs told police police often let police children walk on police own and that the kids knew the area well.
article_snippet.sent: The CPS sent the Meitivs a letter on February 20 informing them them
article_snippet.sent: As part of Guarantees free-range parenting philosophy, the Meitivs make sure Guarantees children carry these badges in case someone worries and asks while these badges are out on the street .
article_snippet.sent: we goal is the safety of children, always,' said Paula Tolson, spokeswoman for the Maryland Department of Human Resources to the Washington Post.
article_snippet.sent: The go-to narrative in the last 20 or 30 years for parents was, "Take your eyes off your kid for even a second
article_snippet.sent: What the Danielle Meitiv case did was pivot the story to: "Give your kid one second of freedom and the government will arrest you.