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Which American city is best for raising free children? (mindly.social)
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Which American city is best for raising free children?

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With 90s-and-earlier style independence. Could it be Salt Lake City? Inspired by this:

"Utah Free Range Parenting Law [...] says that letting your kids play outside, walk to school, wait briefly in the car (under some circumstances) or come home with a latchkey is not neglect unless something else seriously bad is going on."

https://letgrow.org/state/utah/

#urbanism #WalkableCities #SaltLakeCity #SLC #Utah #parenting #childhood

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[–] duckweed@mindly.social 4 points 1 year ago

@Stoneblackdog The cynic in me also believes the daycare industry may be responsible for this. Some people spend thousands of dollars per month on daycare. That's crazy to me. When I was a kid and my parents were working I just stayed with other family members. But many people are isolated without extended family and the daycare industry exploits that.