Dear Amy: To child-free me, this is nuts!
Pretty much ever since they could walk, my brother and his wife have given the girls free range at family events and parties, where they are allowed to go off by themselves for an hour or so.The kids are very active and don’t sit still for more than a couple minutes at a time. They will basically disappear upstairs, or go outside with other kids.During Thanksgiving, my 4-year-old niece was running on a deck near a pond by herself.
Overall, I think that “free range” parenting is great – and that letting children explore and try new things on their own helps them to develop judgment, self-confidence and resilience. Due to our age , we were doubtful the judge would grant our request to adopt our son, but we have since learned that there are grandparents and even great-grandparents adopting children.This was a long and very stressful process, but for the love and safety of this child we would do it all over again.When we say, “parents” people are understandably shocked.It is very important to us that this baby boy does not feel any less than our own biological child.
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