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It’s also pretty common for kids over 8 or 9 to walk or take public transport to school, and travel to other countries with friends by age 16 or 17. Helicopter parenting isn’t as common as in the US — kids grow up more independent.[/quote]
If kids were raised today like most of the boomers grew up, they would have the parents locked up for neglect LOL.
There was no day care in those days.[/quote]
I walked home alone from kindergarten. By 8-9 definitely on my own.[/quote]
there is a movement for this type of thing to come back called. free range kids
Some free range parents got a cps referral for allowing kids to walk from school.
USA is a lot of things but free isn’t one ofvthem.
