> and maybe it is true that it's dangerous to let them roam around far away unsupervised? ...and maybe there are unseen benefits that outweigh those risk facto

> and maybe it is true that it's dangerous to let them roam around far away unsupervised? ...and maybe there are unseen benefits that outweigh those risk factors? It's true that in the past few years childhood mortality has lowered, and that the highest risk factor for anyone up to age 44 is "unintentional injuries;" however, other statistics may be more troubling. For example, the teen suicide rate was steadily declining throughout 1985 to 2000, but since then, there has been a steady uptick in the suicide rate for children under 18. It's the second leading cause of death for people 10 to 34 in the united states, out-ranking even murder and cancer for these groups.