Unstructured play – especially the kind that allows kids to test their limits – can help children become competent, independent adults.
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As someone who lives in the US, I have seen children playing in the street almost get run over by delivery trucks zipping through the neighborhood. Yesterday a mom was distracted by her two dogs and young daughter on a walk while her son trailed behind her by 25 feet and almost got hit by a commuter coming home from work because the kid just waked out in front of the vehicle without a care in the world.
You can’t just let children “roam free” here without also giving them the smarts to be able to take care of themselves. This is the same country that doesn’t believe in vaccines, and thinks “essential oils” cure cancer.
Cars are really bad for society.
Yeah I think a big part of helicopter parenting is literally just because of cars. My parents were pretty helicopter-ish when I was growing up, and they always justified it by saying if I was allowed to go out on my own I might get hit by a car. And they had a point. People die all the time by getting hit by cars, but we’re so used to it that we just consider that the cost of doing business