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 ...

In 2018, Utah became the first state to pass what was then called a Free-Range Kids law. Since then, seven other states have followed suit, passing what are now known as "Reasonable Childhood ...

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, ...

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 ...

The parents' choice to allow their kids to walk home a mile from the park came from a philosophy known as "free-range parenting." The goals of a free-range parent are the same as those of most parents ...

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, ...

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 ...

SILVER SPRING — A Maryland couple who advocate “free range” parenting say they’ve been cleared in the second of two neglect cases that began when their children were spotted walking alone. Danielle ...