Kids do need a safe outlet because believe it or not...that isn't home and parents for all of them. Lots of kids are very lucky with great parents where this wouldn't be an issue and it would turn out great. Unfortunately, it would also be terrible for a few and that should be considered with these sorts of things. Whether or not the school should fulfill this function is a valid argument, but it is probably one of the more logical places for it.
Some parents get so worked up about this and I have to think that *most of them are all worked up for no reason. You probably do a fine job and your kid would talk to you about things as needed. This kind of thing is for the sad situations where that doesn't exist and you don't factor in at all.
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