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I think every parent chooses a way to instill independence that works for them and their child, and it is wrong to bully or ridicule others for their decisions -- God knows there is enough of that in the parenting community already, on subjects ranging from breastfeeding to college admissions. The problem is that individual parents's decisions add up to a societal shift, were the current generation of kids is somehow seen as more vulnerable and less capable than the previous one. It's easy to say "parent your own kids and let me parent mine", but when my kid goes outside on his own and can't find anyone to play with, or keeps getting stopped by people who think he must be lost, or when police and CPS investigators show up at my door because another well-meaning person called them -- then your fears and risk-aversion become my problem too. [/quote]

It would be nice to distinguish between fear of being kidnapped and fear of being run over. Everybody who walks in this area knows that walking can be very risky. [/quote]

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