Widen told the Chicago Tribune that she could see her daughter out the window for most of the walk. An Illinois mother says that trying to teach her daughter a little independence and responsibility ended in investigations from police and child services. Mom-shamed over letting your daughter walk the dog!? Apparently, someone had called them to report that a child ― whom the caller incorrectly reported as around 5 ― was walking a dog alone. “I don’t think it should have made it past the hotline that a little girl walking her dog needs to be investigated.”DCFS defended its actions in a statement to Good Morning America.

Source: Huffington Post August 25, 2018 16:07 UTC