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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Wow. I am so confused by all you militant hand-holders. I have a runner and even with that don't insist on hand-holding all the time.[/quote]

What are you confused by?  Toddlers and children are short and some drivers might not see them if they dart out into the street.  So when my child is walking on the street or in a parking lot where cars could drive by, he holds my hand.  Period.  On the sidewalk he is allowed to walk by himself as long as he stays near me.[/quote]

The point is darting int eh street. By 6, a child really should have mastered this. Take my kindergarten walking trip example above: if a child is always forced to hold  a hand and never practices independently looking both ways and how to cross, how would that child be able to manage on a walking trip like that:?[/quote]

6 is much different than OP's 18 month old and the other toddler parents posting.  I might reflexively reach for a 6yo's hand, but I would expect they could evaluate a crossing and do it alone.  A toddler?  No way, no how.  There are a lot of shitty, distracted drivers and that quick text check or fumble for the phone could be the moment my 2yo makes a dash.  Could still happen with me right there, but there is a better chance of seeing me than him alone.[/quote]

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