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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Scenario: 6 yo falls off the monkey bars and breaks his arm. What will the 10 yo do?[/quote]

[b]Call for help, presumably. What do you think? [/quote][/b]

I was 11 when my 9 year old sister fell off the monkey bars and broke her leg.  I called for help - a woman was running nearby and I asked her to help us.  She called an ambulance, paramedics called police, police called parents, we all met at the hospital.  No big deal.  No one accused my parents of being negligent.  It's disturbing that we've created a mentality that kids of this age can't be left alone for a moment in public places.  [/quote]

Of course, you were fortunate that a woman was running nearby. But, you know, you still disrupted that woman's day/routine and probably had to wait for her to appear, but had a parent or adult chaperone been with you things would have worked out differently. I mean, for starters -- an ambulance? REALLY? For a broken leg? Dramatic much? A parent would have driven you to the hospital.

That said, I have much less issue with 11 and 9 than I do with 10 and 6.[/quote]

If I fell and broke my leg, and somebody stopped to help, I would similarly disrupt that person's day/routine. Therefore, I should always have an adult chaperone with me.

The idea seems to be here that children are not members of society on their own terms.[/quote]

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