Maryland family allows their kids , 10 and 6 , to walk home alone from a playground . The family subscribes to the ` ` free - range '' family values . When officers asked whether they were lost or in trouble , the kids told them they were fine , that their parents knew where they were and that they are allowed to walk home by themselves , she said . The case is just the latest in a series of cases questioned about leaving kids alone .
Maryland family allows their kids , 10 and 6 , to walk home alone from a playground . The family subscribes to the ` ` free - range '' family values . The case is just the latest in a series of cases questioned about leaving kids alone .