Heck, we walked all over town at that age and look how I turned out... Oh, wait...
I walked down a busy hwy to and from school at that age. By myself. In the cold and rain. About that time, I was going to run away and mother helped pack my bag. Of course, that was reverse psychology. Another time, grandpa went to town without me so I decided to walk the 4 miles. Grandma found me about halfway there.
Granted, these kids don’t have much of a home life but today’s kids can’t so much as go out into their own front yard without the world coming to a screeching halt.