> You would let a small child just run around in the forest? Plenty of us did as children as recently as the 90s, and even at that point it was less common tha

> You would let a small child just run around in the forest? Plenty of us did as children as recently as the 90s, and even at that point it was less common than previous generations. I wouldn't do it today either, but the reasons are societal and/or emotional rather than any high statistical danger.