A mom wants her kids to have the freedom to explore that she enjoyed growing up, but fears those days are over.
I’m a mom to a 4- and 6-year-old, and watching my favorite movies growing up is making me nostalgic about my childhood and how free it felt. When I was just a few years older than my daughter, I was riding my bike to the pool, going on adventures with friends and exploring my slice of the world. My husband has similar memories. Exploration was our jam!
That’s not all: Demographically, we’ve drifted from “The Sandlot.” Fewer households have kids in them, so fewer neighborhoods support pickup sportsball. So to get that kind of multi-kid synergy, pick your cul-de-sac carefully — then hope the kids aren’t in cars all day chasing travel leagues.
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