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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This might be specific to where you live. In DC, tons of kids, starting in middle school, ride public buses and Metro to school, often making a transfer or walking a mile or so. Think kids on Capitol Hill commuting to upper NW. They navigate around to get to their after school activities on their own. My kids walk a mile or more to visit friends or go to a specific store, or they might ride bikes or take a bus. They have so much more freedom than I did as a middle schooler growing up in suburbia. We drive so little that it's going to be a challenge to get hours behind the wheel to get a license.[/quote] This is our life too and we sought it out so our kids wouldn’t be as isolated as we were out in remote suburbs. We made the decision before people realize how bad social media and smartphones are for kids’ mental health but I’m even happier that we did it now. [/quote]
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