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[quote=Anonymous]Your title question and the question in the last sentence of your post are two pretty different questions. But yes, I think independence within a society is a big goal of my parenting. As in I don't want my kids to feel so independent they don't bother to cultivate friendships and community (a risk with one of my kids). I want them both to be able to live on their own eventually and know how to make money and do basic life skills. Can a kid do that without experiences outside the home in high school? Maybe not as easily, but some late maturing or neurodivergent kids may benefit immensely from a couple more years at home. If they were rather to experience the world but stayed home because of over-protective parents, that's a problem. If the parents kept them home because of legitimate reasons why they felt the kids weren't ready, very hard to tell from the outside.[/quote]
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