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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, it is bizarre. Also, these kids aren't learning basic things like how to walk down the street by themselves. Just another example of parents putting their own experience of being a parent above the needs of their children.[/quote]

Agree.  The bus stop shouldn’t be an opportunity for parents to socialize.  It ruins the social dynamic of the kids.  Bus stops are a great place for kids to be social with other kids they may not necessarily be friends with or socialize with at school, and talk candidly with each other.  I have great memories of hanging out at the bus stop as a child from as early as kindergarten.  Parents were never there.  It was a blast.  Even in bad weather, or buses running late, we had each other and made the best of it.  Once in a blue moon, if it was a down pour, someone’s mom in a minivan might show up and we would all pile in. But this was a rare occurrence even for bad weather.  Help your child dress appropriately and any weather shouldn’t be an issue.  It is ok for them for be uncomfortable for a short time.  [/quote]

It is amazing how these parents feel their socialization at the bus stop is more important than their own kid's independence and social skills. [/quote]

YES TO THIS!!!!!!  [/quote]

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Agree. I remember reading an article about how shocked kids are when they watch old movies and shows.

Ralph is and Randy can walk to school without their mom? It is cold. Why aren’t they driven to school or idle in a minivan? There is snow on the ground. School should be cancelled.

Elliott can stay home sick alone? He and his friends can bike without a parent?

I can’t remember them all,  but it was hilarious and eye opening how clingy we are to our kids. [/quote]

I read that article and just tried to find it.  ET would have never gotten home with helicopter parents.  He would be dead.  LOL!!!

I get that some parents rationalize some bonding time, but at a kid's bus stop?  Really?  How often are your kids without you when they are not in school.  It seems like never for the kids in my neighborhood.  [/quote]

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