My daughter was 9 when she started walking home from school (last year) We never forced her to walk home on her own, instead we decided to let her choose when she wanted to start. My wife doesn't work so it isn't a big inconvenience for her to drive her. She drives our 6 year old to kindergarten anyway. We definetly don't coddle out kids, if anything we are to lenient when it comes to doing what they do.
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