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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I was eight I rode my bike to school a couple of miles away when the weather was nice. This involved navigating crosswalks, waiting for lights to change, and keeping track of the time to make sure I got to school on time.

As another poster said, land the helicopters. Your kids are capable of a lot more than you realize. And rarely is a perv hanging in Starbucks waiting to snatch unattended 8 year olds. [/quote]
I used to ride my bike from my house to the 7-11 to buy a snack or to the Blockbuster-type store to rent a movie (remember those?), about a mile away, or to my grandmother's house (a couple of miles), which included crossing a busy arterial and riding on a bridge over the freeway.   My parents made me demonstrate that I knew the way and knew proper bike safety.  Frankly, there were almost certainly sketchier people in the KOA along the way than there would be in a suburban Starbucks during the day, but no one thought twice.  Eight-year-olds are capable of much more than we generally allow them, and its good for them to experience that.  If you want your kid to be confident, teach them to be competent.  [/quote]

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As a society, we have collectively lost our freaking mind. If you won’t let an 8 year-old walk into a Starbucks while you sit in the car out front to pick up an order you’ve already placed, you are part of the problem. [/quote]

For the people that wouldn't do this, what age do you think you would let your kid pick up an order?

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