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> "Dutch parenting" allowing kids to bike in the rain... That's how I grew up IN America. So what is parenting in America now?
by throwitaway222 3y ago
> "Dutch parenting" allowing kids to bike in the rain...
That's how I grew up IN America. So what is parenting in America now?
- bitwize 3y agoHelicopter parenting. You risk a visit from CPS in the best case, and arrest (and forfeiture of your children) in the worst case, for not engaging in it.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> You risk a visit from CPS in the best case, and arrest (and forfeiture of your children) in the worst case, for not engaging in it. There is evidence of class bias in this policy's enforcement. I live in Jackson Hole. Kids are unaccompanied everywhere. I also remember the same in Manhattan. My friends raising families in Phoenix, on the other hand, have almost continuous totally-bizarre interactions with their cops.
- twojobsoneboss 3y agoDo you see kids biking or running around on their own in the US now? No? We’ll then, there’s your answer