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JayhawkSD

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5. "I was raised free range" is not a valid argument.

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 02:22 AM

Dec 2018

I happen to think it is a better way to raise kids, but the fact that I was raised that way is not an argument. Yes, I think I turned out fine, but that's only my opinion. How many people will tell you they didn't turn out okay. A few, but not many.

More to the point is that kids learn from their mistakes. If you never let them touch the stove, then they are okay as long as you are hovering over them not letting them touch the stove. Once they are on their own, they don't just get a minor burn, they get killed because what they touch is far hotter than the stove.

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Why helicopter parenting may jeopardize kids' health - PBS NewsHour [View all] question everything Dec 2018 OP

When I was a kid in the 50's my mom put us out of the house wasupaloopa Dec 2018 #1

Same here question everything Dec 2018 #2

Same here, but in the 60's and early 70's PBC_Democrat Dec 2018 #3

same here KT2000 Dec 2018 #4

"I was raised free range" is not a valid argument. JayhawkSD Dec 2018 #5