What you need to know about Utah becoming the first state to make 'free-range parenting' legal

The state of Utah has legalized a controversial childrearing method called “free-range parenting.” On Friday, Gov. Gary Herbert signed bill SB65 that would allow kids the freedom to walk to and from school, wait in parked cars (while their parents run errands in a store, for example), and visit playgrounds solo, according to a story published Monday by the Associated Press. The bill, which doesn’t specify an age limit for the above activities, will go into effect May 8.