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[quote=Anonymous]Your child is far more likely to die riding in the car with you then they ever are walking to and from a park.

Then their is your home. 500,000 children under the age of 5 are poisoned in their own homes every year.

By being a free range child, I was always taught situational awareness and to be wary of any person who attempted to approach me.

Had mom always been there, I would still be oblivious to my surroundings because I always had a watchdog panting along behind.

Do you teach your children not to walk close to doorways or ally entrances? 
Do you teach them not to walk near parked cars - especially vans? 
Do you teach them to answer questions asked by strangers at a distance that does not allow them to be grabbed?
Do you teach them to cross the street and go the other way if they think someone is following them? 
Do you teach them not to display anything that could be considered valuable on the street including a cell phone? 
Do teach them not to use earbuds while walking so they are aware of sounds that may alert them to trouble?

I learned all of the above and more starting at age 4 (I walked alone to school at that age.)

My mother's mantra was "I'm not here to be liked. I'm here to raise you to be a responsible adult." And she took her job VERY seriously.

Hovering parents are how a man could pull a gun on a subway car and nobody even noticed. "Oh, mom will watch out for trouble. I'll just sit here and text my friends."[/quote]

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