There was a brilliant show here recently
about what today's kids fear. I've had a quick google and can't find a link, but suffice it to say 'pee-do-files' were right up there with 'bigger boys'.

I completely agree with your sentiments here. At twelve years old, daughter is trusted to be mature and sensible when she's out and about, she's allowed to walk from one side of town to the other on her own and I'd happily let her bus it to the nearest big shopping centre on her own.

Very few of her friends have these privileges. Does that make me too liberal, or them too conservative? Time will tell... But in the meantime I'd rather daughter had her freedom and the opportunity to explore.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Sat 4 Jul 2009, 7:31, Reply)