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It Started Here: Free Range Kids Is Becoming Law https://www.nysun.com/national/it-started-here-free-range-kids-is-becoming-law/91519/ Loyal readers of The New York Sun might recall my column from 13 years ago headlined “Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride the Subway Alone.” The Editor of the Sun estimates it is the second most widely reprinted newspaper piece after another Sun classic, “Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus.” My piece appeared on April 1, 2008, but it wasn’t a joke. It was to explain why I thought it was not only fine for my son to take the subway, but fine for parents everywh...

Share Photo: (Photo : Artem Kniaz / Unsplash) Kids running errands by themselves or going to the park in pairs-these activities are unthinkable for some parents. Free-range parenting has been in the hot seat even before the term was coined. But awareness of the years and the rise of free-range parenting law offer a cushion between free-range parenting and neglect. Free-Range Parenting Law in Utah Utah was the first state to implement the free-range parenting law. What they did was clearly define what neglect is not. Parents who allow children to engage in activities that encourage self-re...