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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I let my kindergartener walk around the corner by himself to the house his carpool leaves from. I'm sure some people in my neighborhood think I'm neglectful, but I'm comfortable with it and get text confirmation from the other parent when he arrives. This is not out of laziness - I sincerely believe that giving him small opportunities to be independent and resourceful will pay off in the long run for him. This is calculated parenting on my part: we practiced several times before he went solo, and we have ungoing conversations about how to handle various situations that might arise. The benefits I see in him taking more responsibility for himself far outweigh any perceived risks during the 4 minutes he is out of an adult's sight. I totally respect other people making different decisions for their own kid, but do not appreciate anyone interfering in my ability to parent the way I choose. I don't think it unreasonable at all to let my 6 year old walk to the bus-stop alone (assuming the school allowed kindergarteners to do so), but I would probably take him there myself the first few weeks until you and he both get a good sense of how the bus-stop thing works.

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Yes, I would have allowed that too.  Not the same thing as allowing a kid to round a corner and wait unsupervised for a bus - in that case you either walk with your child or you drive them or you find a neighborhood parent who can confirm that the child made it to and on the bus safely.  Or at least that is what I would want.[/quote]

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