> learn things on their own as much as possible even if that involves some bruises and scrapes
One could even make the case that youth is THE time to learn the lessons to be had in bruises and scrapes, because they are valuable and kids heal like starfish.
Not counting developmental insults like head trauma, persistent environmental toxins etc but like falling out of a tree is usually better than being on a football team
Yep, very true, though if you look with a paranoid eye at a bunch of kids playing, you can often imagine a bunch of head injuries that could occur at any given moment if things were to go perfectly wrong. I think that’s where the over-protectionism comes from.
It’s something you learn to calibrate with experience I guess based on many subtle clues. Kids in general do have kind of an uncanny ‘land on their feet’ ability where even when you’re sure they’re going to mess themselves up they usually end up being fine.
Can’t get too comfortable either though because every once in awhile they’ll try something that really will mess them up if they aren’t stopped.
One could even make the case that youth is THE time to learn the lessons to be had in bruises and scrapes, because they are valuable and kids heal like starfish.
Not counting developmental insults like head trauma, persistent environmental toxins etc but like falling out of a tree is usually better than being on a football team