弗吉尼亚州威廉斯堡一位母亲Karyann Parkinson因允许5岁的儿子Sam独自行走约半英里前往社区池塘收集鹅毛，被控一级轻罪"导致未成年人非行"，遭判处6个月缓刑，并被列入儿童虐待和忽视登记册7年。1
Parkinson拥有杨百翰大学家庭科学学位，曾在住宅治疗中心担任行为专家3年，监督35名女孩的照顾。1事件发生于2024年6月，当时Parkinson正备考律师考试且已怀孕8个月。1儿童保护服务部门工作人员作证称，Sam看起来快乐健康。1
Parkinson的律师Andrew Gordon主张，"唯一的证据是Sam5岁，以及假设性的可怕情景"。1这一判决与弗吉尼亚州2023年一致通过的《合理儿童独立法》的立法精神相悖，该法规定忽视仅在于将孩子置于严重、明显危险之中。1儿童权益倡导组织ParentsUSA创始人David DeLugas对此案提出质疑，问道："5岁时摘鹅毛会导致14岁时抢银行吗？"1
A Virginia mother has been convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and sentenced to six months of suspended prison time following an incident in which she permitted her five-year-old son to walk alone to a nearby pond.1 Karyann Parkinson, who holds a degree in family science from Brigham Young University and previously worked as a behavioral specialist supervising the care of thirty-five girls at a residential treatment center, was also ordered to register on the state's child abuse and neglect registry for seven years.1
The case stems from June 2024, when Parkinson allowed her son Sam to walk approximately half a mile through their residential community to collect goose feathers from the pond while she was studying for the bar exam in her eighth month of pregnancy.1 During the investigation, child protective services workers testified that Sam appeared happy and healthy.1 Parkinson's attorney, Andrew Gordon, argued that "the only evidence is that Sam is five years old, and hypothetical scary scenarios," suggesting the conviction lacked substantive justification.1
The case has drawn criticism for conflicting with Virginia's stated legislative intent; the state passed the Reasonable Childhood Independence Law unanimously in 2023, which defines neglect only as placing a child in serious, apparent danger.1 David DeLugas, founder of ParentsUSA, questioned the reasoning behind the conviction, asking whether picking goose feathers at age five logically leads to robbing a bank at fourteen.1
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