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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think a mature kid necessarily means that they are left to fend for themselves. Sometimes that is the case, sometimes not. I also think it's possible to encourage independence without leaving them to their own devices and being uninvolved. You have to find the middle ground.[/quote]

21:23 here.  There is a middle ground of course, but "mature" is not really a positive term for a child.  Why would we want them to grow up any faster than they already do?  A certain amount of independence can be a very good thing but "mature" is usually a whole different ball game, in my experience.  I think these days we are also getting a lot of kids like my DH who was the child of two doctors who really just didn't have time for him. They were decent people and they meant well but he was raised by nannies until he was old enough to be a latch key kid. He was independent but not mature and not parentified (because his big sister had that role).  He was just running around on his own getting into all kinds of trouble. I see these types all around the city.[/quote]

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