And like the overlain cultural issues. My kids were assigned walkers but if I let them walk to school by themselves I got individuals posting to neighborhood facebook and next door saying that my redheaded child (imagine lol) was walking to school alone and where were his parents lol. Several times.
If they were designated walkers I’m assuming yall live only a few blocks from the school on a safe area? People need to get a fucking grip.
See this is where I’m like, the bus cuts is a point. So that’s a point. It is 2/3 of a mile (there are sidewalks) which in my mind is not age appropriate for a 5yo (even tho I did it lol). I always walked with or drove for kinder and first grade. But like, they got more competent and I let them.
Yeah that all sounds very reasonable to me. I gotta say one of the factors that kept me from having kids is the American style of intensive parenting that’s hyper restrictive & paranoid. A lot of sociological studies have shown that most American parents would actually like to give
their kids more responsibility & autonomy but basically default to what the most restrictive parents in their peer group do because those parents are so vocal/judgmental. You’re bucking the trend letting your kids safely walk themselves to school & it’s good for them.
I’ve not read any of that but it’s absolutely how it works. My neighbors and I have the free-range philosophy which makes you sound like an activist but honestly it’s just like mind your own business unless it’s a problem
My neighborhood is pretty free range too which I think is more normal for our area. I’m a porch lady, I keep an eye on the kids without being intrusive. Neighbor kids know they can come to my house if there’s an emergency while their parents are gone.
That’s the thing. No one has the habit of casting an eye without getting involved.