>> reporter: last month cps found them guilty of unsubstantiated neglect. the couple in the process of appealing the decision when their children were picked up again on sunday. >> it's really neglectful. kids that age shouldn't be left wandering around. >> reporter: this child psychologist says giving kids more freedom doesn't mean there are no limits. >> if they're old enough to walk next door to the neighbor's house, 10 11 or 12 that's fine. but they shouldn't be wandering around in a park by themselves unsupervised until they are much older. >> reporter: these children getting caught in the middle of a national debate over the boundaries between free range parenting and neglect. >> i don't think it's wrong, per se. >> free range raising? no. i don't agree with that. >> reporter: for maytea the scariest thing about her children walking alone maybe the government agency hovering near