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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't leave a 5 yr old unattended for 10 minutes [/quote] My 5 yr old plays outside with the neighborhood kids for as long as 30min unattended. I have very confident and aware kids. I used to live in Nairobi and when you'd get out into the countryside you'd see kids that appeared as young as 4 attending to animals in the field. It's amazing how much responsibility a child can take on when given the chance to gain confidence and pride in themselves. I don't think it is healthy to hover over our children as much as we do in this day and age. I see so many American kids (and parents) utterly terrified of the world around them.[/quote] Those 4 year olds aren't out there because their parents are trying to instill confidence and pride in their children, they are out there because they have to be. if the parents had another option to assist them with animal caretaking besides their young child, the parents would use that. [/quote]
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