people do let their kids walk into a store and buy something, and they let them walk and play around the neighborhood. source: i grew up in the US, and have fri

people do let their kids walk into a store and buy something, and they let them walk and play around the neighborhood. source: i grew up in the US, and have friends now with children. as the article says: "One slap on the wrist from one state to one unlucky couple does not a trend make."