[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by Bunk

This article on "The overprotected Kid" is a must read:

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...-alone/358631/

This image from it is pure gold:

The fascinating thing is that adults who had and enjoyed much more freedom themselves just can't bring themselves to let their own kids out of their sight, even when they acknowledge the world is not more dangerous today. There are obviously some deep, deep anxieties at work.