It doesn't seem like it's just America. This is from the UK: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-462091/How-children-lost-right-roam-generations.html http:/

It doesn't seem like it's just America. This is from the UK: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-462091/How-children-lost-right-roam-generations.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-462091/How-children-... America might be slightly ahead of the rest of the world because of its car culture (reducing the need for children to walk places independently.) But it's a trend everywhere.