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> found that the majority of parents of kids ages 9 to 11 will not let them walk to a friend's house, play at the park with a friend, or trick-or-treat unchaper
by fnands 2y ago
> found that the majority of parents of kids ages 9 to 11 will not let them walk to a friend's house, play at the park with a friend, or trick-or-treat unchaperoned
If this is the cause, was this then cross-checked against data from Europe/Japan, where kids are often more free to walk around?
- moi2388 2y agoProbably not. It’s a pretty bad article in general. As for statistics; in the USA around 19% of people suffer from an anxiety disorder. In the Netherlands, according to an EU study, around 12% of the population had an anxiety disorder. I do not know if this difference is statistically significant. The Netherlands does have a LOT of unsupervised play, and has the happiest kids year after year. So it doesn’t seem that unsupervised play leads to extremely different outcomes population wise regarding anxiety? Of course experiencing anxiety is completely different compared to how you deal with your anxiety, I can imagine there being a bigger effect there?
- DiggyJohnson 2y agoAssuming reporting standards and all else equal: 19% vs 12% is a very large difference. Are you implying differently?
- moi2388 2y agoI am implying that we do not know. What if anxiety is less likely in the Netherlands, but depression is double that of the us? Why are the differences between general population and youngsters? What are the trends? I simply do not have enough information. But if you compare the USA with probably the most unsupervised and happiest children on the planet, it does not seem like a large difference. What if the world average was 16%? Then you could argue that two extremes only cause a relatively minor change
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