Kids need freedom, too

Re:Kids need freedom, too by ed_balls on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @06:55PM (#27534427)

I grow up in a small town in Poland. I was walking on my own to preschool since I was 5 (it was about 400m from the house).

If I had kids I'd let them free roam the city.

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Re:Kids need freedom, too by abraxas on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @09:35PM (#27535380)

Poland is far more walkable and pedestrian/commuter friendly than the US or Canada. It really has to be experienced first hand to sink in. The way that building codes in North America separate the buildings lends the geography there to be friendly to the cars and only to the cars.

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Re:Kids need freedom, too by dougmwne on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @09:12PM (#27535270)

Seeing elementary kids off on their own in Poland is shocking to me now, even though I was an elementary kid wandering around in the USA 30 years ago. Not sure how the USA took such a bizarre and sad turn.

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Re:Kids need freedom, too by ed_balls on Thursday June 17, 2021 @12:27PM (#27541426)

I guess there was a change in law in Poland as well. Now it's illegal to let someone younger than 7 to wonder alone.

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