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Reply to " Lack of independent play is creating mental health crisis among kids today -- and overprotective parenting is to blame"
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[quote=Anonymous]Independence doesn't just have to happen at the school aged level, if you really can't let your kids be independent. You get a second chance in adolescence, especially once they are driving. Parents are nervous to let their teens loose on the world (monitoring their phones and driving location) but the freedom kids have at 16, 17 to drive around and hang out with their friends is a real opportunity to let them learn and explore while parents are still close enough to help out in an emergency. I sent my son and daughter off on road trips (with friends) at 16 17 and 18 with trepidation (what?? unsupervised??!) but it worked out great, and now as young adults they have a lot of confidence in their ability to be away from home and travel solo.[/quote]
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