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Don't fall into the stereotype trap of thinking all parents are helicopters. My kid is 2 and we let him go down water slides and climb up those "safe", modern
by mikerichards 11y ago
Don't fall into the stereotype trap of thinking all parents are helicopters.
My kid is 2 and we let him go down water slides and climb up those "safe", modern jungle gym thingies.
It is kind of disturbing though that I don't see kids running around exploring the woods and creeks and stuff like we did in the 70s and early 80s.
- Loughla 11y agoIt depends on where you live. Kids near me spend all day in the woods digging holes and looking at bugs and stuff just like we used to. But we live where there are no playgrounds in very rural areas. I'm with you. The overly structured method of childhood now is disturbing. Whereas we used to play sandlot baseball, kids are on competitive traveling teams. Where we used to 'explore' the woods and camp on our own, kids are in scouts and have structured hikes every weekend with overnight camps in cabins. etc. etc Maybe it's just rose colored glasses, but I do genuinely believe that the unstructured play of my youth seemed a hell of a lot more fun than what my nieces and nephews are going through with schedules and practices and structure.