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Originally Posted by Thor
Japan really pushes the idea of independence for their kids at a very early age too, fascinating culture.
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Fostering independence in the children used to be the norm here, too. When I was in elementary nobody was driven to school. By grade 4, I was riding my bike to Glenmore Park to play in the woods all day. By grade 5, I was taking the bus downtown to go to movies.
Japan is normal. It's the Anglo world in the last 30 years that has transformed childhood into something unrecognizable to people in any other country or era.