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Does anyone know which countries are least affected by this trend of “safetyism” and less likely to develop it in the future? I don’t think it’s healthy to rai

Does anyone know which countries are least affected by this trend of “safetyism” and less likely to develop it in the future? I don’t think it’s healthy to raise children in this environment.

can16358p 4y ago
I've seen so few people be successful who are grown in a safe bubble within perfect control of their families. Children need to be (controlledly) exposed to the truths of the world instead of being raised like Polyannas. There is good and bad in this world and if we show them only the good, they will have very hard time as grown up adults.
aantix 4y ago
We host a German foreign exchange student from Hannover. He talks a lot about meeting friends after school, that the late afternoon is his (not taken up by sports or clubs like in the U.S.). That everyone rides bikes or public transit, and it doesn't sound like there's much parental oversight (not a judgement, just my observations from our conversations).
- aidenn0 4y ago
  I went on exchange to a small town in Thueringen, and can confirm that elementary school aged children got to school on their own, including Gymnasium students (starts at age 10) who had to take public transit to the next town (there was no Gymnasium in this town).
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- nmeagent 4y ago
  Well at least some people in the world are still allowed to grow up with some measure of independence intact. This sounds a lot like my environment growing up in suburban Indianapolis in the 80s and early 90s (though probably with a lot less public transit); I'm not sure what kind of person I would be today without the freedom to roam unsupervised for much of the day. I wonder what kind of adults we're ultimately producing in the US today...
mithron 4y ago
Finland: children are permitted (sometimes even required) to be able to walk/cycle from school to afterschool daycare through city from 1st grade. There are some trainings done for that and also for other life situations though.
claytongulick 4y ago
Parts of the U.S. are providing parents protection against this sort of thing. Texas became the third state after Oklahoma and Utah to pass a free-range parenting bill [1] called the Reasonable Childhood Independence act. So far this movement seems to be led by traditionally "conservative" states, while the most egregious abuses seem to be reported in traditionally "blue" states, like New York and California. It'll be interesting to see if the trend continues, and how the issue influences politics. [1] https://www.freerangekids.com/texas-goes-free-range-reasonable-independence-bill-becomes-law/ https://www.freerangekids.com/texas-goes-free-range-reasonab...
lom 4y ago
German here, I walked to school from the 2nd day. And once I was 10 and went to another school I even took a commuter train all by myself every single day. That was very normal and everyone in my class did it to some extent.

Does anyone know which countries are least affected by this trend of “safetyism” and less likely to develop it in the future? I don’t think it’s healthy to raise children in this environment.

can16358p 4y ago

I've seen so few people be successful who are grown in a safe bubble within perfect control of their families. Children need to be (controlledly) exposed to the truths of the world instead of being raised like Polyannas. There is good and bad in this world and if we show them only the good, they will have very hard time as grown up adults.

aantix 4y ago

We host a German foreign exchange student from Hannover. He talks a lot about meeting friends after school, that the late afternoon is his (not taken up by sports or clubs like in the U.S.). That everyone rides bikes or public transit, and it doesn't sound like there's much parental oversight (not a judgement, just my observations from our conversations).

aidenn0 4y ago
I went on exchange to a small town in Thueringen, and can confirm that elementary school aged children got to school on their own, including Gymnasium students (starts at age 10) who had to take public transit to the next town (there was no Gymnasium in this town).
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nmeagent 4y ago
Well at least some people in the world are still allowed to grow up with some measure of independence intact. This sounds a lot like my environment growing up in suburban Indianapolis in the 80s and early 90s (though probably with a lot less public transit); I'm not sure what kind of person I would be today without the freedom to roam unsupervised for much of the day. I wonder what kind of adults we're ultimately producing in the US today...

mithron 4y ago

Finland: children are permitted (sometimes even required) to be able to walk/cycle from school to afterschool daycare through city from 1st grade. There are some trainings done for that and also for other life situations though.

claytongulick 4y ago

Parts of the U.S. are providing parents protection against this sort of thing. Texas became the third state after Oklahoma and Utah to pass a free-range parenting bill [1] called the Reasonable Childhood Independence act. So far this movement seems to be led by traditionally "conservative" states, while the most egregious abuses seem to be reported in traditionally "blue" states, like New York and California. It'll be interesting to see if the trend continues, and how the issue influences politics. [1] https://www.freerangekids.com/texas-goes-free-range-reasonable-independence-bill-becomes-law/ https://www.freerangekids.com/texas-goes-free-range-reasonab...

lom 4y ago

German here, I walked to school from the 2nd day. And once I was 10 and went to another school I even took a commuter train all by myself every single day. That was very normal and everyone in my class did it to some extent.