Source: Reason
by Lenore Skenazy
“Would you let your teenager stay in the hotel room while you went downstairs to eat breakfast in the restaurant on vacation? The majority of American parents would not, according to a new survey from the University of Michigan/C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Only 31 percent say they would let their teenager walk a short distance alone to a café. The survey also found that fewer than one in four parents were likely to let their teen go to another part of an amusement park without them, or even to a different exhibit at a museum. … Independence isn’t just fun; it’s crucial to child development. It’s a rite of passage that we’ve been steadily denying our kids for a generation or two now — with disastrous mental health results.” (07/09/25)
https://reason.com/2025/07/09/give-your-teen-some-freedom-on-their-summer-vacation/