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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] My oldest started school in the eighties at a school that used that readiness checklist, and the teachers and [b]the other parents laughed about that question and commented that it must have been a leftover from an earlier decade. Kids walked a block or so from their bus stops by themselves, but K and first graders needed a parent to meet them. Same with K and first grade walkers. [/b] It is possible to supervise young children without being a helicopter. Lots of parents manage to strike a balance between supervising and helicoptering. My own child was not walking a mile without an adult at six and yet now holds down a job and has his own place, all without meds or therapy. I know lots of others in his peer group who had a similar upbringing and have had similar success as adults. [/quote] But in the 1970s (and earlier), it actually was normal life. Just like "parenting", "free-range parenting" is a new name for a very old idea.[/quote]
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