For some, the phrase "free-range parenting" conjures images of parents letting their children run amuck without supervision or intervention. Left home alone or allowed to walk to school or walk to the ...

Are you a neglectful parent if you leave your child alone in the car when you run into a grocery store? How about letting your little one walk to school alone? In many states, you can be prosecuted ...

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 ...

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 ...

Parents today are rethinking how they raise children, moving away from constant hovering towards a more trusting approach.

"Free-range parenting is controversial because it challenges traditional parenting norms and can be seen as risky or negligent," says Dr. Muradian. "Some may argue that allowing children too much ...