"One very thorough study of “children’s independent mobility,” conducted in urban, suburban, and..."

“One very thorough study of “children’s independent mobility,” conducted in urban, suburban, and rural neighborhoods in the U.K., shows that in 1971, 80 percent of third-graders walked to school alone. By 1990, that measure had dropped to 9 percent, and now it’s even lower.”

- Hanna Rosin, The Overprotected Kid

from Stowe Boyd http://stoweboyd.com/post/138857337062