“We lost our son today for 15 mins. 1st time, and it was terrifying.”

So begins a post on the Raising Independent Kids Facebook group I run. Any parent can relate. In fact, a viral story in the news right now is one I was the first to report: A Georgia mom was arrested because she left her son, 10, home while she ran an errand, and instead of staying put, he walked to town. That is, Mineral Bluff, population 370.