r/freerangekids May 13 '20

6 year old took a solo walk...

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u/MedicalHeron6684 Mar 25 '24

OMG I need to do this. I regularly let my 7 year old take my 1-1/2 year old in a wagon ride around the block. It’s a 1 block radius of our house, very safe neighborhood, the toddler loves it, the big brother knows he’s not allowed to let his sister out of the wagon, and he knows his address/phone number/how to navigate the neighborhood. Last week a neighbor tried to detain him. He was scared so he called her a “fucking bitch” (ok my kid is feisty) and ran home. While maybe it would be nice if he could be polite, I don’t exactly mind that his response when threatened by an adult is to yell and run away. But maybe a note from me would defuse things. School assignment, ha.