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Originally Posted by TopBucksTrixxxia
Although nowadays 'we're' more cautious, we're not letting our kids earn & learn their street smarts at a young age. For this reason, I like to be 100% honest with him so even if he doesn't do what we did *thank heavens* - he will know what we did to solve it. Hopefully, knowing is better than not knowing although experience is the best teacher.
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I think you're onto something....we had to problem solve.....and scrape our knees. When did parents become so protective of a child's feelings..and esteem....they call it 'self esteem' for a reason.
I think, also, we kept things from our parents because it made us feel all grown up, even though we usually made the wrong decisions....at least, we made decisions...and by making the mistakes, we learned what not to do.
Is this true for today's kids?