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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't offer advice because you and I fundamentally disagree. I think and 8 year old third grade girl is NOT old enough to walk 10 blocks each day on her own. And she's also not old enough to come home to a house that is empty.

I empathize however, with the difficulty in trying to encourage more independence when your child doesn't feel ready.

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Sorry, OP, I agree with this poster.  It's too dangerous and I don't even know where you live.  We didn't even let our daughter walk to high school (there was a bus, but sometimes she wanted to walk) because some patches are trail hidden from view; there's two registered sex offenders living between us and the school; and the rush hour traffic is hideous with a "me first" attitude.  A friend of mine was killed while trying to walk her dog on the same route.  An 8 year old is a prime target.  I think you should listen to your daughter.  Unfortunately, we are no longer living in the 50s-70s when it was safer to walk to school.[/quote]

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