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The data doesn't necessarily bear that out. Yes, childhood accidents have declined, over a similar time period that childhood freedom has declined. However a h
by swiftcoder 4mo ago
The data doesn't necessarily bear that out. Yes, childhood accidents have declined, over a similar time period that childhood freedom has declined.
However a hefty portion of that accident reduction is attributable to other safety improvements. Cars are far safer now than in the 70s, so are kitchen appliances, electrical outlets, playground design, etc.
And at the same time, child suicide rates are way up, which research attributes directly to the decline in independence.
- ekianjo 4mo ago> However a hefty portion of that accident reduction is attributable to other safety improvements. very hard to differentiate between product safety improvement and attitude change of parents, because both are co-factors. There is no good way to dissociate one from the other. > child suicide rates are way up, which research attributes directly to the decline in independence. and brainwashing
- breezybottom 4mo agoWhat data measures "childhood freedom"? That sounds more like conjecture.
- swiftcoder 4mo agoYou can lookup the studies on loss of 3rd spaces and the relation to mental health in adolescents (and adults, albeit to a lesser degree). This is pretty well-trod science
- breezybottom 4mo agoWell trod doesn't mean good. Social science is notorious for bunk. How many can actually support a causal relationship?