> You almost need your own house and yard because children caught in public nowadays results in criminal charges and CPS visits, and it's entirely impractical

> You almost need your own house and yard because children caught in public nowadays results in criminal charges and CPS visits, and it's entirely impractical to have supervision on children at all times for a decade straight. That's not a general thing, it's very specific to the US (and I'd guess even not generalised in the US as a whole). Here in Sweden kids are free to roam, go meet their friends, take the public transit, etc. without parents having to be anxious and scared. The paranoia in the USA is extremely exhausting though, I really feel for all of you.