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Re:I gave my kids a summer like mine in the 1980s – every pa... by Abouteo on Thursday August 15, 2024 @06:32AM (#41254547)
Well I'm in Europe (Romania) too and street crime is basically nonexistent where I live, yet I don't let my 11 years old kid commute home by himself. Problem is cars, he only has to make a mistake once and I can't afford that mistake.

I grew up in the countryside in the 80s, cars there were as rare as hen teeth at the time so entirely different situation. Also parents used to have 2-3 kids back then, I only have one so gotta pay extra care coze there's no backup :)

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Re:I gave my kids a summer like mine in the 1980s – every pa... by southernplaces7 on Friday August 16, 2024 @05:39AM (#41264776)
I suspect that part of the worry aculture around parents being overprotective of kids today (at least in the west and the U.S. in particular) comes from exactly what you mention, a prevalece of single-child homes with no backup so to speak, vs increased worry in general.
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