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"Walking distance to schools" seems very at odd with the 'helicopter parent / pre-arrange play-dates / driving kids everywhere all the time' style of child rear
by lowercased 5y ago
"Walking distance to schools" seems very at odd with the 'helicopter parent / pre-arrange play-dates / driving kids everywhere all the time' style of child rearing I see with many of my peers. The notion of being within walking distance to a school and actually have the kid walk... seems antiquated. I did it, in the 70s and 80s, but it seems to be a thing of the past in many areas.
- throwaway0a5e 5y ago>but it seems to be a thing of the past in many areas. Varies greatly by income (which is why HN thinks it's extinct).
- patrickthebold 5y agoParents walk with their kids. It's still nice to walk and not have to drive.
- weeblewobble 5y agoI happen to live within a few blocks of two elementary schools (one public, one private) in urban Seattle. Tons and tons of kids walk to and from school in groups without parents. Every day at 2:30 or whatever the streets around my house are filled with kids laughing and playing and doing kid stuff. Not a parent in sight. Sometimes a narrative is just that.