tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357507.post7243130996103078525..comments2023-06-15T02:55:00.458-05:00Comments on INSERT GROOVY TITLE HERE: Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17047910532698169213noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357507.post-58305846164204387202007-05-31T22:18:00.000-05:002007-05-31T22:18:00.000-05:00Kids are way more dependent and way more independe...Kids are way more dependent and way more independent that "we were" back in the dark ages. I'm talking 60's here. <BR/><BR/>With the cell phones, they can call and ask very "dependent" questions instead of figuring things out themselves. Even at college, almost everyone has a cell phone, whereas we had one phone for a whole hall full of girls so we hardly ever talked to mom and dad.<BR/><BR/>But they are in more activities and lots and lots of kids get to drive, even their own car, all the time all over the place. <BR/><BR/>And because of two parents working and/or single parent households, kids are home a LOT unsupervised.<BR/><BR/>So it is both HOT and COLD regarding independence. The break starts earlier, but lasts longer.LoieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977264499770654307noreply@blogger.com