We have discussed this? The Overprotected Kid

[IndiaInk]

This article is SO fascinating to me.  I have a hard time connecting with people of my generation who are parents, because they seem to have sort of paranoia about their kids' safety.  I was raised in the country by mountain-climbing, yacht-racing parents in the (I was born in '84) and my siblings and I built forts in the woods for hours, climbed trees and jumped on the trampoline out of sight of our parents every single day.  We broke limbs, got stuck in trees, fell from the barn rafters and got wet and muddy all the time.  My childhood taught me life skills I use every day as a farmer/rancher:  bravery, ingenuity, and grit.    If we supervise our kids to death, how are they going to learn those things?

I'd really be interested in hearing others' thoughts on this article.  It's been on NPR and a bunch of news outlets recently.


www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/03/hey-parents-leave-those-kids-alone/358631/