Steven John
Author Steven John's children.
- Parenthood is wildly different now than when I was a child.
- There are many things my parents let me do that I would never let my own kids do today - like spend a month in Europe on my own or light fireworks.
- Sure, wandering miles from home and staying home alone during middle school worked out for me and my brother in the 80s and 90s, but that was then.
- Here are five things my parents let me do that I would never let my kids do.
Maybe the times have changed, or maybe I'm just not as laid back in my approach to parenting as my folks were. There are a lot of things my parents let me do that I would never allow my own kids to do.
My wife and I will encourage our kids (currently a four-year-old and an infant) to be freethinking and eager to explore the world, but that doesn't mean they'll be free to roam without supervision like I often did.
Sure, wandering miles from home during grade school, playing with fireworks, and road trips at age 16 worked out for my brother and me back in the 80s and 90s, but that was then.
Here are things my parents let me do that I'll never allow my kids to do.