One Foot in Front of the Other

A police investigation of parents who dared to let their kids walk home from school has stirred up a heated debate. That makes this a good time to leash up your kids and take a look back at Hanna Rosin’s Atlantic feature: The Overprotected Kid. When I was a kid, I wanted to walk home from school alone and my parents wanted to pick me up. So we compromised and they let me walk home from school with my therapist.