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[quote=Anonymous]19:05 - what exactly suggests to you that my child didn't have a parent, or as I suspect you meant to imply, was neglected?

-45 minutes home alone 3 days/week after very careful practice in 15-minute increments?
- a quick walk to the store (5 minute walk each way, gone less than 30 minutes) with a means of getting in touch immediately if she needed me?
- going a few stores down at the mall with an agreed meeting point at the pretzel place at a set time, again with that same means of contact?
- the fact that I specifically attempted to create scaffolded steps to confidence and independence for my anxiety-prone child?

And how exactly is any of the above that different from the sorts of things we did as kids? (Except the part where 8 year old me explored the entire town on my bike from right after breakfast until it started getting dark, with no phone to call home...)

I know you said "that's another thread", but after a comment like that I admit I'm curious. I've got a 4 year old I intend to raise quite similarly unless that seems to specifically not be something that would work for her, so if I was truly a horrible parent feel free to enlighten me so I can consider avoiding the same "mistakes" in the future...[/quote]

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