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So why were all the 70's kids allowed to roll around unrestrained and surrounded by glass in the back of the station wagon when it would be considered shockingly irresponsible now?  Were cars safer back then?  Of course not. Parents were a lot more reckless then, that's why. Society generally progresses over time, and personally I think having higher safety standards for our children is a sign of advancement. [/quote]

Since the 1970s, the number of child deaths in car wrecks has fallen significantly, due to carseats, seatbelts, and safer cars.

Since the 1970s, the number of child abductions by strangers has...well, actually it hasn't changed. But the lives of children sure are a lot more restricted.[/quote]

I'm not sure that the lives of children are more restricted  simply due to the mistaken belief that they are more likely to be abducted now, although that certainly plays a part.   I suspect  a lot of parents just feel less willingly to let their children be in risky situations  that parents in the past brushed off.  When I was a kid I was allowed to ride my bike along busy streets that I would never let my kids bike along now.  I know I will be attacked for this, but I think parents in the past were too lax, and today's parents have just wised up.[/quote]

And kids back then had common sense and street smarts.  Also critical thinking skills. Have you ever heard how learning from doing and not hearing works so much better?

Kids today are puppets being dragged from one structured event to another.  Always being told what to do, what not to do. Which equals kids with no independence, street smarts, common sense, imagination, or good analytical and critical thinkings skills.  If given a standardized test they will rock it.  Have them lost without a cell phone and they would be clueless.  My 16yr old has friends that can still not take the metro with friends to museums downtown. My 14yr old has friends that can not go to the mall or even be anywhere in public without a parent, including a movie.  Parents that have GPS trackers on their phones.  I still have parents emailing asking for playdates for my 12 and 14yr old and they all have their own phones.  Annoying! [/quote]

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