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Never mind that far less kids go missing today than 20 years ago and there's much less chance of them being hit by a car, circumstances are such today that pare
by k2enemy 7y ago
Never mind that far less kids go missing today than 20 years ago and there's much less chance of them being hit by a car, circumstances are such today that parents are more paranoid than ever.
One could easily take those statistics as evidence that parents' paranoia is effective, not that the dangers have decreased.
- djsumdog 7y agoHadith wrote a book called The Coddling of the American Mind that shows this is really not the case. Crime and abductions were going down long before the Internet era and the era of modern helicopter parents. Most of the fear around these very uncommon events have made parents tether their children today and restrict their free play. This in turn can affect how they form bonds, make friends and view the world. He makes the argument this is why college campuses today are a bit mad, with students unable to deal with speech and ideas they don't like, labeling it as hate speak and calling on condemnation and suppression of free though.
- k2enemy 7y agoThanks for the pointer to the book. For others interested, the authors are Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt. For what its worth, I agree that parents are overprotective to the point that it hurts children's development. I let my kids roam more than most (from what I can gather) but I do live in a fairly safe area.
- EugeneOZ 7y agoAs a parent, I don't need any statistics. If there is a device that can help me to find my daughter if she get lost accidentally - I don't see reasons to don't use it. She can't talk yet but she loves to run to some forbidden place if she has any chance to do this.