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Jennifer Sepulveda used to drop off her 14-year-old son, Jorden, at the local mall on a Friday or Saturday night, where he would catch a movie with his friends and then hang out afterwards at the food court or elsewhere.

For many teens, roaming shopping malls, hanging out at amusement parks, and watching a movie at a local theater with their peers have been long considered the...

For many teens, roaming shopping malls, hanging out at amusement parks, and watching a movie at a local theater with their peers have been long considered the...

Some critics say the new parental controls hurt teens independence and social development already curbed by pandemic-induced lockdowns.

Requiring an adult chaperone at malls, at least for certain times of the day, is not new. Mall of America, the nation's largest shopping mall, imposed a chaperone policy back in 1996.

PARAMUS, N.J. — Jennifer Sepulveda used to drop off her 14-year-old son, Jorden, at the local mall on a Friday or Saturday night, where he would catch a movie with his friends and then hang out afterwards at the food court or elsewhere. Not anymore. Starting April 18, Garden State

Requiring an adult chaperone at malls, at least for certain times of the day, is not new.

Requiring an adult chaperone at malls, at least for certain times of the day, is not new.

Requiring an adult chaperone at malls, at least for certain times of the day, is not new.

Requiring an adult chaperone at malls, at least for certain times of the day, is not new.