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I try to give my kids space when we go to parks - try not to hover around, try not to panic every time they leave my sight, but man was it different for me growing up - zero adult supervision. I’d run anywhere and everywhere, bike across the city some 10 miles through heavy traffic, play outside all day long from sunrise to sunset literally and get into all sorts of shenanigans and came out fine. In some ways this type of childhood lives on in Japan but it feels different. Kids are more structured these days, less trial and error.

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Matt πŸ›Έ · 53w
Same. We'd get lost in the woods or spend the night in them. Ride off miles on our bikes. We learned to fix them if anything went wrong. No cell phones. Parents would call around if we went missing too long πŸ˜‚ We'd hop around houses to sleep or eat. It was a network really.
Rodrigo · 53w
Very true, I have the same thoughts with mine
Matt πŸ›Έ · 53w
I think certain high profile cases made people more anxious about this sort of thing, and that's fair. But we still need to balance safety with learning and growing.
AULANI · 53w
Yes growing up for us was different (and fucking badass amazing), but it really is different now. We babysat ourselves, or had baby sitters that were like 11 years old! πŸ˜…
DukeNukem · 53w
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metadavid · 53w
Did you grow up in Japan? (Wasn’t sure if you live there or a native)
Laszlo Csurka · 53w
I have quite the opposite. My mother was helicoptering me. Now I try to be my mix of a real millenial mindset with baby boomer boundaries if that is understandable. I want to give them more freedom and flexibility within hard boundaries on pre-set rules. All in all, I am a strange parent now here in...
Petr · 53w
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FUmunney · 53w
Bc we all got psyopped into thinking there’s a pedo around every corner and kids need a helmet to ride a tricycle
jamw · 53w
Same. And it was great!