Children are allowed a lot less mobilty these days than... (kottke.org)

kottke.org - home of fine hypertext products

posted June 20, 2007 at 10:59 pm

Children are allowed a lot less mobilty these days than past generations were. Back in 1926, George Thomas was allowed to walk 6 miles from home by himself while his great-grandson is allowed 300 yards from his house at the same age.

Advertise on kottke.org via The Deck.

You're visiting kottke.org. All content by Jason Kottke (contact me) unless otherwise noted, with some restrictions on its use. Good luck will come to those who dig around in the archives. If you've reached this point by accident, I suggest panic.