I just read the list of the safest states for children. They list as safest those states that have the most laws to protect children. Now, I agree, there need to be laws, but I don't think laws guarantee child safety. Actually, nothing can guarantee that children will be safe. But outlawing swings and jungle gyms aren't going to guarantee safety. Allowing children to run and play and grow up without fear, that is my idea of safety. Making sure that adults act like adults is a more sure guarantee of safety. When children feel safe at home, when their needs are met and they don't have to fear a nut with a gun or a bomb. That is my idea of child safety. We can't wrap them in bubbles or isolate them, but we can give them the freedom to learn, and to work, and to play. Idaho was listed as #24 on the list. But I think it is a great place to raise kids. They learn to work, to use weapons responsibly, they have some freedom to run free and explore. And if someone came to school with a weapon, our kids likely know how to take him out and disarm him. To me, knowledge is freedom, not unenforceable laws that take away that freedom.
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I totally agree. I love that email that was passed around for awhile that talked about how things have changed since the older folk were growing up..talking about all the good and ridiculous things we use to "protect kids" but truthfully, its just made them fearful and wimpy. Maybe thats what happened to me! haha..just joking. I feel like I got to experience a lot more fun and freedom as a child than kids can now.
You didn't mention the number one state (or the top ones) and why. What were they?
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