Helicopter parenting shouldn't be required
The nanny state needs a timeout. A judge recently found Karyann Parkinson, a Virginia mom of five, guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. She was given a suspended jail sentence and placed on the state’s child abuse and neglect registry. She has appealed. That charge makes it sound as if Parkinson committed a serious offense. Perhaps she told her son to steal a necklace from a…
The nanny state has recently placed Virginia mom Karyann Parkinson under scrutiny for allegedly contributing to her 5-year-old son's delinquency. Despite being found guilty and facing a suspended jail sentence, the charge seems far-fetched. It appears she merely permitted her young son, Sam, to walk a short distance to a nearby pond to collect goose feathers.
The two had visited the location earlier in the day, and when Sam expressed a desire to return afterward, Parkinson agreed. The woman, who was eight months pregnant at the time, assured her son that he would be safe as the walking trail was set back from the road and he was careful when crossing it. While some may question whether she chose to live in a gated community, her home is described as secure and surrounded by golf courses, ponds, wetlands, and woodlands.
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