Re:A 4-year-old can run errands alone and not just on realit...
by vidarh on Thursday April 21, 2022 @05:10AM
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I feel much the same way, and I do have a son.
My biggest concern with how much freedom to give my son has not been his safety out in public on his own, but the potential risk of interference from other people who might think he'd be at risk.
We live two doors down from his primary school, which did not even allow children to leave without being picked up until year 5, and only then with signed consent.
Meanwhile, I had a half hour walk to and from school from my second day of school onwards.
My biggest concern with how much freedom to give my son has not been his safety out in public on his own, but the potential risk of interference from other people who might think he'd be at risk.
We live two doors down from his primary school, which did not even allow children to leave without being picked up until year 5, and only then with signed consent.
Meanwhile, I had a half hour walk to and from school from my second day of school onwards.