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Free-range parenting gets legal protection in Utah – but should the state dictate how to parent?

  • Written by David Pimentel, Associate Professor of Law, University of Idaho
Free-range parenting gets legal protection in Utah – but should the state dictate how to parent?Americans differ over when children can be left unattended.EvgeniiAnd/www.shutterstock.com

Americans have long debated what constitutes good parenting. In 1928, John B. Watson advised parents to “never hug or kiss” their children. In 1946, Benjamin Spock urged parents to trust their instincts.

A recent trend in this ongoing debate has...

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