Originally Posted by
jon c.
If that were common practice children would effectively never be alone in a public place. Which would have radically altered my childhood. Making mistakes as children is part of the experience of growing up and without that experience we would be deficient as adults. I'm damn glad I was free to roam and make mistakes when I was young. And I made plenty.
I wasn't placing which type of parenting I'd lean towards.
looking at it from a liability placement standpoint.
Can't treat both under different standards if the expectations are both held equally responsible.