What we learned about Ohio’s ‘free-range parenting’ bill — and its limits
Ohio lawmakers are considering a bill to protect parents who grant children age-appropriate independence. The proposal aims to safeguard "free-range parenting" practices. However, the legislation would not eliminate the state’s existing criminal child-endangering laws.
Ohio lawmakers are considering new protections for parents who give children age-appropriate independence, but the proposal would not erase the state’s separate criminal child-endangering law.
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