The concept of free-range parenting became mainstream in 2008 when Lenore Skenanzy, a New York columnist, wrote an article titled “Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride the Subway Alone.” Skenanzy clearly ...

Before you entered the parent world, "free-range" was likely a term you only encountered when ordering chicken on date night. Dawn Friedman MSEd, a clinical counselor with Child Anxiety Support, used ...

Generational pushback: Gen X parents and advocates argue that overprotection undermines resilience, favoring a balance of warmth and structure. Research-backed concerns: Studies link permissive ...

A bipartisan bill introduced in Congress yesterday pushes states to "promote childhood independence" rather than investigate or punish the parents who permit it. The bill lists seven examples of ...

Actor and comedian Dax Shepard says he and wife Kristen Bell let their kids ride motorcycles in their neighborhood – and parenting experts say that’s a good thing. “Do whatever you want. I trust you, ...

They serve us and our fears, in this age of amber alerts and public sexual predator registries. In this case they responded to a civilian report, and if they erred, it was on the side of caution. My ...

Free-range parenting" is a term coined in reaction to what some consider to be a recent trend toward over-protectiveness of children. Free-range parents perceive this over-protectiveness, sometimes ...

WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS WHO WANT TO ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM IN THEIR CHILDREN COULD GAIN NEW PROTECTION FROM PROSECUTION UNDER CHILD WELFARE LAWS. HOUSE BILL 1012 WOULD SHIELD SO ...

There was a time when kids walked to school alone, biked to friends’ houses without a phone, and spent entire afternoons outside without adults hovering nearby. Today, depending on where you live, ...

(SALT LAKE CITY) — A new law legalizing free-range parenting is now in effect in Utah. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed the bill on March 15, which was officially enforced Tuesday. The bill redefines the ...

On Friday, Gov. Gary Herbert signed bill SB65 that would allow kids the freedom to walk to and from school, wait in parked cars (while their parents run errands in a store, for example), and visit ...