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Re:Children should be allowed to get bored, expert says (2013) by keybored on Monday July 29, 2024 @06:07AM (#41099286)
This follows the for-me-not-for-thee principle:

- The parent who grew up in the <more rugged years> self-identify as a tough rugrat who had fun and was fearless; not a wuzz like those modern kids (“kids” here excludes their own)

- But the parent would rather that their kids be safe than to have to pain themselves worrying about them constantly

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Re:Children should be allowed to get bored, expert says (2013) by JackMorgan on Monday July 29, 2024 @09:16AM (#41100227)
Perhaps the modern parent must learn the difficult task of slowly trusting the unsupervised child the same way the unsupervised child must learn to trust themselves.

This seems a difficult ask, but it's possible and probably very healthy for all involved.

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