Working Mother

Utah's Groundbreaking New 'Free-Range Parenting' Law is a Gift to Working Parents

The case for why the controversial measure shouldn't be controversial at all.

kid walking to school

Parents in Utah can now let their kids walk to school without fear of reprisal.

iStock

Soon parents in Utah can breathe a bit easier when their kids walk to school alone or play out of sight on a nearby playground. On Friday, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed what’s been dubbed the “free-range kids” law, which is designed to protect parents who give their.

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Working Mother

Working Mother8 min readRelationships
The Future Of Working Motherhood
Working moms might be superwomen, but they’ve been disproportionately affected by the pandemic and resulting recession. Since the start of the crisis, women in the US have lost nearly 7 million jobs. Among Black and Latinx women, roughly half do not
Working Mother3 min read
It’s The End Of The Work World As We Know It And I Feel Fine.
Work is never going to be the same for many of us. Managers can no longer say white-collar parents can’t successfully work from home full time. (We can. It’s just tough with little kids around.) Congress can no longer claim they can’t fund paid paren
Working Mother3 min readRelationships
Working Dads Of The Year
Eric A. Lynch Director of US Patient Care Model Strategy, Specialty and Oncology Lindenhurst, IL Katherine, 20, Alexandra, 18, and Patrick, 15 Ameer Ali Senior Manager, Accenture Vienna, VA Aafreen, 16, and Fareed, 13 Francis Troy Executive/Administr