In 1 higher-profile circumstance, Debra Harrell was arrested in 2014 in South Carolina for permitting her 9-calendar year-aged daughter to enjoy in a close by park even though she concluded her shift at McDonald's. Gray, Peter. "The Decline of Play and the Rise of Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents." American Journal of Play. Is it "obvious" that small children beneath ten need to under no circumstances be still left alone? Brooks, Kim.