re: Utah passes 'free-range parenting' law

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but helicopter parents are doing society a disservice. Kids need to learn independence.

I have to tell my wife all of the time that's it ok that we don't know exactly where our 10 yr old and her friends went bike riding. The media has scared people into being overbearing parents.

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All true.

Many professionals (academic advisors, counselors, housing directors, etc.) working in higher ed will tell you that students today are WAY less independent than students of the past, sometimes to the point of crippling their ability to perform well on their own in college.

Also, the likelihood of your child being kidnapped by a stranger is infinitesimally small. Like you have better odds of winning the lottery than your kid being kidnapped by a stranger.

Don't believe me? Look it up.