Does anyone know which countries are least affected by this trend of “safetyism” and less likely to develop it in the future?
I don’t think it’s healthy to raise children in this environment.
I don’t think it’s healthy to raise children in this environment.
Texas became the third state after Oklahoma and Utah to pass a free-range parenting bill [1] called the Reasonable Childhood Independence act.
So far this movement seems to be led by traditionally "conservative" states, while the most egregious abuses seem to be reported in traditionally "blue" states, like New York and California.
It'll be interesting to see if the trend continues, and how the issue influences politics.
[1] https://www.freerangekids.com/texas-goes-free-range-reasonab...
He talks a lot about meeting friends after school, that the late afternoon is his (not taken up by sports or clubs like in the U.S.).
That everyone rides bikes or public transit, and it doesn't sound like there's much parental oversight (not a judgement, just my observations from our conversations).
Children need to be (controlledly) exposed to the truths of the world instead of being raised like Polyannas. There is good and bad in this world and if we show them only the good, they will have very hard time as grown up adults.
And once I was 10 and went to another school I even took a commuter train all by myself every single day.
That was very normal and everyone in my class did it to some extent.