[rktman]

No more “Go outside and play until I call you for dinner.” Or until the street lights came on. Sadly, the days of being outside from sun up to sun set will never be seen again.

[a fool in paradise]

Today’s parents would rather give their kids a bowl of condoms and tell them to run upstairs and “play”.

[oh8eleven]

No more “Go outside and play until I call you for dinner.”
Depends entirely on where you live. I grew up in a LI suburb of NYC in the 50s/60s and we were outdoors playing dawn to dusk.
My kids grew up in a suburb of Rochester NY, same way.
Their kids are still very young, but I see no reason for them to grow up any differently.

[Jim from C-Town]

The amazing thing is that all these kids today have cell phones so it isn’t like they can’t get ahold of mommy if they need help.

[Organic Panic]

You were lucky. My parents said’ “get out until it’s dark, or better yet stay gone.”

[factoryrat]

When I was growing up in the 70’s, that was the rule, not the exception.

Now, thanks to the nanny state, helicopter moms, and the facebook busibody culture, kids can’t do anything, and the parents will be thrown in jail if they let kids try to do anything, or if they let their kids go out of sight for more than two seconds.

[OldMissileer]

Sadly, the days of being outside from sun up to sun set will never be seen again.

Especially with the advent of those stinking video games.