This is a blog post I wrote for my main blog, and I thought I’d link to it here, too. This is for all you parents who have read this blog in the past. What do you think? I’d like your opinions.
My wife asked me a question today that I wasn’t sure about. She asked what age children are allowed to stay at home alone, go out to play alone, or walk to school alone in Canada. A quick search revealed that there is no law about this.
When I was a kid, I was able to walk to school alone when I was about 7 years old. I also went out to play with my friend around that age by myself. I’d walk or ride my bike to his house or to a park, and there was no problem.
Here in Japan, children are often seen walking alone or riding the train alone to go to school when they’re as young as 6. And you know what? No one cares. In fact, the kids seem quite intent on going to their destination. It is very common for children to be…
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