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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
These children take a well planned route along the back roads, they cycle on the pavement, and are usually met by a parent on the homebound journey......not much cause for concern there is there.
Letting children take responsibility for their safety is important....and I am pretty certain that these parents have alerted their children to 'stranger danger' too.
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I hate the culture of wrapping up children in cotton wool, and never letting them toughen up to the realities of the world.
Even in the care of an older child, a five year old travelling a mile, is a bit risky. Traffic isn't the only concern, when they set off on a dark winter morning.
Falling of the bike, dogs, nasty kids, and nasty adults.
At five I'd take the child, on a journey of a mile.
Just my opinion.