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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure on year, but in addition to other factors mentioned...I think it's less common also because there are way more two parent WOH households. And after school activities/sports. I free roamed the neighborhood as an elementary schooler because my mom was always at home when my siblings and I got home from school and we (and almost all of the neighbors) were home all day during the summer. Now most kids (mine included) go to camp during the day and then have activities afterwards. A lot of kids go to after care and don't get home until 5, 5:30, 6. When are they supposed to be wandering freely? [/quote]

I was born in the mid-70s and both my parents were WOH. I was given a key and came home by myself, and then hung out with neighborhood kids until my parents came home from work around 6 pm. Agree that I saw a lot of nasty stuff I shouldn't have. One of my friends was sexually assaulted by an older boy, but none of us even recognized it as a problem, because we didn't know better. [/quote]

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