A mother's controversial fight to let her children play alone outside

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Danielle Meitiv believes in letting her two children, Rafi, 10, and Dvora, 6, play outdoors without adult supervision

And despite a recent investigation into her parenting by Maryland authorities for child neglect, which has garnered national attention, Meitiv has no plans to become a so-called helicopter parent and monitor her children at all times

See also: I Felt Like a Criminal: The Pressure to Become a Helicopter Parent

"I’m not going to change my parenting based on their intimidation," she told Mashable. "I would be a terrible parent if I showed my children that you back down in the face of bullying." Read more...

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