Katie Arnold argues for giving children freedom gradually, teaching them how to be independent, and for realizing that – as a parent – you cannot guarantee their absolute safety. She also acknowledges that parents today are more concerned about their children because the sense of community is not as strong as in the past.
Denene Millner illustrates an opposing attitude on childhood freedom. She is more focused on the fact that neighborhoods and the general environment are more dangerous now than in the past, and that there are too many risky variables to give children too much freedom.
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