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“Letting Kids Be Outside” by jefftk


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When our kids were 7 and 5 they started walking home from school
alone. We wrote explaining they were ready and giving permission, the
school had a few reasonable questions, and that was it. Just kids
walking home from the local public school like they have in this
neighborhood for generations.

Online, however, it's common for people to write as if this sort of
thing is long gone. Zvi captures a
common view:

You want to tell your kids, go out and play, be home by dinner, like
your father and his father before him. But if you do, or even if you
tell your kids to walk the two blocks to school, eventually a
policeman will show up at your house and warn you not to do it again,
or worse. And yes, you'll be the right legally, but what are you going
to [...]

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First published:

June 8th, 2025

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/KvB28n3CPwourTFFW/letting-kids-be-outside

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