In the US today, parents who would dare resist overprotecting their children [ face threats from other parents ]( http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/10/11/operation-kid-freedom-making-our-communities-safe-children-take-risks ) . When I was six years old, I walked 5 blocks to school in Manhattan. Not that I was unusual — this is how everyone got to school. We all knew how to cross streets. We all understood traffic lights, since there were traffic lights at every intersection.
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