My 7-year-old son asked to stay home while I ran errands in our neighborhood. I agreed, and our experiment was a success -- except to those who insisted on seeing encouragement of independence as a "tragedy waiting to happen."
Motherlode Blog: 'Home Alone' at 7, Safe and Learning to Stay That Way
The New York Times - 28 Sep 2014 15:06
My 7-year-old son asked to stay home while I ran errands in our neighborhood. I agreed, and our experiment was a success -- except to those who insisted on seeing encouragement of independence as a "tragedy waiting to happen."
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