Yes but you also gotta keep an eye on them if you choose to do so. This article assumes that all shopkeepers are good people. In my experience a lot of them happened to be pedos.

Turns out it wasn't just something I experienced. A lot of my friends who grew up in different towns had the same experience.

The whole purpose was to teach your child to interact appropriately in public but your child ends up being molested by these monsters, it's just so traumatic. Take care of your kids!