tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798203692536483855.post9034488843543804202..comments2024-03-28T08:46:11.570+00:00Comments on Brewtiful Fiction: Knowing When To Give A LittleBrewtiful Fictionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829009107898468171noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798203692536483855.post-26618537309795618082015-10-25T17:25:17.496+00:002015-10-25T17:25:17.496+00:00Oh! I completely share your worries about letting ...Oh! I completely share your worries about letting children have greater independence and self-responsibility(outside the home), although thankfully as my oldest 2 are only 6yrs I think this still a few years away. I think you are right about the media influence on our perceptions of danger but I do think people have become more isolated in their own worlds and so risk averse. I got told off at my daughters' swimming lessons the other week for letting her go to the toilet without me, less than 20m away from me, in case she had an accident! #PoCoLoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798203692536483855.post-24114531651301769762015-10-24T16:57:36.748+01:002015-10-24T16:57:36.748+01:00I have a lot of worries but I try not to let them ...I have a lot of worries but I try not to let them take over and try and put them into context. I didn't have a mobile until I was 22 - but I am old! I have insisted that Grace is not getting her ears pierced until she is 13. I have a feeling she might get a mobile before that though! Thanks for linking to #PoCoLo xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17488151945036286537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798203692536483855.post-68246279243800967972015-10-23T20:54:18.253+01:002015-10-23T20:54:18.253+01:00I worry so much and did not let my eldest go to sc...I worry so much and did not let my eldest go to school on her own until she started high school when she was 11 as it was closer then her primary school. Now she is 13 I am starting slowly over the last year letting her venture out alone she can go to the park or the local shopping centre etc but that is it. I worry about the same things as you such as if a speeding car hits her or someone trys to snatch her. I think having older children is more of a worry then having a baby or toddler anyday xxNewcastle Family Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17190961318268513796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798203692536483855.post-10766000345669288512015-10-23T14:43:25.248+01:002015-10-23T14:43:25.248+01:00I worry about the same! My girl has just started g...I worry about the same! My girl has just started going to the shop by herself and she's 13. There is a couple of busy roads to cross....She walks to and from school with her friends and has been since she was 11 but I feel safer if there is a group of them....I need to take a chill pill sometimes when it comes to my eldest. Kim Carberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798203692536483855.post-10716533148893281272015-10-23T12:52:56.901+01:002015-10-23T12:52:56.901+01:00It's a hard one to call and you've got to ...It's a hard one to call and you've got to work out how to make sure you encourage independence and teach life skills whilst still keeping them safe. Alot depends on where you live, but when we moved from the centre of town to a village, the Tubblet did get a little more freedom. Now she's at secondary, she gets the bus too and from on her own. There are alot of other girls who travel the same way and they look out for each other. Good luck with figuring it out for you and your family. #pocoloTubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02708440535783997741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798203692536483855.post-17239111407909844842015-10-23T09:17:19.364+01:002015-10-23T09:17:19.364+01:00I have been through all these stages but firmly be...I have been through all these stages but firmly believe it is good to encourage independance. Mine were going to the corner shop alone at this age too, the village shop owner knew them and would always check they had added up their sweet money correctly! Keep taking that chill pill and let them grow, follow their lead, guide and support them. It's hard but worth it. Coombe Mill - Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10876037849361745669noreply@blogger.com