article_snippet.sent: Two Maryland parents whose hands-off 'free-range' parenting got
article_snippet.sent: Free-range parenting is the name given to a style of raising kids in opposition to so-called 'helicopter parenting'. '
article_snippet.sent: Free-range parents advocate a more hands-off approach, where children are allowed to go out and experience the world on children own.
article_snippet.sent: Parenting style: The Meitivs believe in giving children an unusual amount of independence from a young age .
article_snippet.sent: When questioned, The Meitivs say The Meitivs believe in a so-called 'free-range' approach to parenting, which encourages independence from infancy.
highlights_snippet.sent: Scientists Danielle and Alexander Meitiv believe in 'free range parenting' meaning the children are afforded total independence from infancy .
  