# @businessinsider on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeUJKeKD2nx
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71653442-businessinsider-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-10T13:02:21.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) — https://gondola.cc/BusinessInsider

## Caption

Rafi Meitiv was 10 when he and his 6-year-old sister were picked up by police after walking home from a playground alone in Maryland.

The incident became a national flashpoint in the debate over free-range parenting. Now, 11 years later, Rafi is speaking out again after a Virginia mother was convicted in a case involving her 5-year-old son walking alone.

Business Insider deputy editor Conz Preti @conz looks at the Meitiv case and the renewed debate over how much independence children should have.

#parenting #freerangeparenting #kids #family #society

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parenting, freerangeparenting, kids, society, family

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