[rbcgerard]

Agreed, in the summers (in small town america), when i was that age i was kicked out of the house after breakfast and not allowed back (unless it was raining) until lunch, and then kicked out again until dinner. I loved running around outside with my friends, our dogs, horrendously constructed forts, and our bb guns. The "bad" parents were the ones that let their kids stay home and vegetate in front of the TV. What happened?

[icebraining]

The "bad" parents were the ones that let their kids stay home and vegetate in front of the TV.

I believe that's still considered true, the "good parents" will instead arrange for the kids to have lots of supervised activities and organized play dates. It's all about making sure the kids have no space to make their own mistakes.

[visarga]

They don't look at TV any more, instead, they play apps. That's what happened. Now it's all good /s