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by silexia
498 days ago
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I have four kids, soon to be five. Why did you have to be a 24/7 presence for your kids? Your parents let you roam everywhere and that worked fine? Don't trust the news and their endless doom scrolling... The world is far safer now than what you were raised in. Anyone could choose to do their own very small business, even just being a handyman, and have your kids go with you. The only thing kids actually require is food, water, and shelter. Everyone in the modern world can do that. Kids don't need helicopter parents or endless driving around to activities or money being spent on college. I would argue college is a net negative now compared to trade school. Kids are just happy to be alive, they don't need a billion things. |
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1) Like most kids here, my 5 had nowhere to go. They step out of the house and in every direction is a road and a trespassing risk.
What there wasn't: A large selection of (or any) places kids could safely reach and congregate every day without a risk of harm by cars or misguided adults (like police).
2) My wife and I risked arrest if my kids were seen without a supervising adult. Like all the other parents.
> Your parents let you roam everywhere and that worked fine?
It didn't just work fine, it was where most of my critical growth happened. It's where I learned to sort problems, work with peers, concoct and carry out plans, develop new interests based on actual experiences and navigate an endless array of complex situations.
It's where I developed the foundations that nurture mental health.
> The only thing kids actually require is food, water, and shelter.
If this is all kids have then they are likely experiencing neglect.