Free range was always for me back in Bulgaria. As soon as I reached 5 or 6 I was walking through the city, staying sometimes alone at home, walking from school,

Free range was always for me back in Bulgaria. As soon as I reached 5 or 6 I was walking through the city, staying sometimes alone at home, walking from school, etc. Was I alone, nope - almost every kid was like that. Just take a look at the kids movies, and books... You know that's funny - cause my 7 year old really like Ron Roy's A-Z Mysteries - http://www.ronroy.com/atoz/books.php http://www.ronroy.com/atoz/books.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_to_Z_Mysteries http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_to_Z_Mysteries The kids are nine years old - and do really roam by themselves alone... One of my favourite movies "Verano Azul" (Blue Summer) was real-hit in Bulgaria, and quotes from it are still used to this day (middle man, pirahna, etc.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E47_QWOXrMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E47_QWOXrMA And a lot of the bulgarian kid movies were about kids free roaming, exploring, interacting while parents are on the beach, totally not caring about them. It wasn't that bad really! Then again, when comes to me - nowadays I'm real helicopter - gaaaah!