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 ...

Have you noticed all the kids at the airport lately? Not so long ago, you could only find them at the terminal playground areas or the gates, where their parents kept a watchful eye on them. But no ...

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 ...

A few years ago, Amy Utzinger, a Tucson mother of four, read about a woman who allowed her 9-year-old son to ride the New York subway alone. That mother, Lenore Skenazy, found herself at the center 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, ...

In 2008, when she had allowed her then-9-year-old son to take the subway from Macy’s in Manhattan to their home in Queens by himself, Lenore Skenazy became nationally known as "America's worst mom," ...