tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008810052310749969.post2023467987827694750..comments2024-03-27T16:24:13.116-04:00Comments on FULL PERMISSION LIVING: REPOST: "MANIFESTO OF THE IDLE PARENT!"Peter Loffredohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940970263018875931noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008810052310749969.post-88237308459641286782009-10-14T15:27:42.069-04:002009-10-14T15:27:42.069-04:00Reading this post sent me off on one of those hour...Reading this post sent me off on one of those hours-long internet research trails so thanks for that! :)<br /><br />Anyway, at it's heart the Scylla and Charybdis of the parenting world are "Stranger Danger" and "helping our kids get ahead in an increasingly competitive world." To address either properly requires 24/365 attention and labor from both kids and parents.<br /><br />I've heard a number of people say that they would LIKE to let their kids hang out, play outside, be normal kids and not have to be Hyper Supervision Parent all the time but it's too dangerous. So, one might ask, is it REALLY too dangerous?<br /><br />For some nice, grim statistics that address what really threatens our children: http://www.childdeathreview.org/spotlightNY.htm<br /><br />The study on this page details what kids in NYC are actually dying from. <br /><br />the blog of “America’s Worst Mom,”: http://freerangekids.wordpress.com/<br /><br />http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/attacks/relarisk.htm (always one of my favorites for putting irrational fears in perspective. Most deadly animal in the US?: Deer!)<br /><br />Have fun and don't take candy from strangers.hartkittnoreply@blogger.com