How parenting has changed in a generation. A girl is pictured walking to school in this stock image. Laura Natividad/Getty Images — -- It's no secret that raising kids today is nothing like ...

If you equate walking to school alone to being at home unsupervised, the state of Illinois requires that children under age 14 not be left at home unsupervised; ...

If they are not comfortable walking alone, they may not be ready. The route matters. A route where your child will be joined by other children and parents walking is likely to be safer.

It’s back-to-school time! Are you wondering whether this is the year you can let your child walk to school alone? Before you voice this question aloud, be aware: People have a lot of differing ...

As students head back to school across California, some are embracing a new level of independence by walking to and from class on their own. While it’s common for older kids and teenagers to ...

Relax, parents. Now you can allow your kids to walk, ride a bike, or take a bus to school, without you or your children getting arrested. The recently-signed Every Student Succeeds Act contains a ...

It’s back-to-school time! Are you wondering whether this is the year you can let your child walk to school alone? Before you voice this question aloud, be aware: People have a lot of differing ...

To keep kids safe when walking to school, it’s important to teach them the following: Never get in the car with strangers. ... A girl sits alone at the window of a house or apartment.

A Forsyth County mom says having her 6-year-old daughter walk the 10 minutes down the road to school alone is out of the question. “She’s ineligible for a bus line because she lives within ...

A new policy says students as young as second grade can walk to school alone. But it’s up to the principal to say whether it’s safe to allow for walkers.