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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Soon if not already, he should be old enough to bike to friends' houses that are farther afield. Our generation of parents with cell phones has inadvertently taken away some of our children's agency in planning their social lives. At age 9, I was often using our land line phone to call friends and make plans. Maybe hand your kid your phone and let him call his friend's parent or babysitter to set up more play dates. [/quote] This. Our only (8) rides her bike or walks to neighbors houses and knocks on the door the old fashioned way. [/quote] What would you do if this weren't an option? For example: a busy urban neighborhood where kids are not out biking and knocking on doors? Or a neighborhood that's all apartments, kid goes to private school, no friends live nearby?[/quote]
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