FREE-RANGE PARENTING.

PositionSTATE LINE - Parenting law in Utah - Brief article

In Utah, free-range applies to more than chickens. The state is the first to enact a law stating that so-called free-range parenting--letting kids walk to school, play at a playground or do other things without adult supervision to help build self-sufficiency--isn't neglectful. To allay concerns that the law could be used as a defense in child-abuse cases, lawmakers specified that children must be mature enough...

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