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Reply to "Playing outside paranoia and does it matter how many kids are outside at the same time? Is “safety in numbers” real?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that there is safety in numbers abductionwise but abductions are very rare. I think a much more likely problem with a 6 year old is a kid running into the street after a ball and getting hit, or a fall from the monkey bars, etc . . . I think that having older kids who would go for help is a benefit in this situation. On the other hand, I think that there are some older kids who will stop a younger kid from doing something unsafe, and some that will egg the kid on. So, knowing the dynamic is hard. [/quote] This. And it's more real with older kids. You don't get much safety no matter how many unaccompanied 4 year olds are there. My 5yo was briefly unaccompanied at a playground and ended up working out with a high school girls track team and getting a little eyeshadow too. You never know what might happen.[/quote]
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