{
  "id": 15607448,
  "title": "A pregnant mom let her 5-year-old stay outside to collect goose feathers – and was placed on the child abuse and neglect registry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/a-pregnant-mom-let-her-5-year-old-stay-outside-to-collect-goose",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-19T12:36:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Conversation",
    "slug": "the-conversation",
    "url": "https://theconversation.com/a-pregnant-mom-let-her-5-year-old-stay-outside-to-collect-goose-feathers-and-was-placed-on-the-child-abuse-and-neglect-registry-293189"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Child neglect statutes are intended to protect children. But some of them are so broadly written that they can end up harming families seeking to instill independence in their kids.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}