May be God prompted me to think a level deeper, I suddenly found out that children in the past were blessed. They get to walk/cycle to school by themselves, they get to go to the playground by themselves, and they climb trees, run at the nearby hill... until mom call them for dinner. Elder brother or sister get to accompany the younger ones to do something, go somewhere... they get to learn things outside of the house.
Today's kids with nice toys, being sent to school by cars, watch television and play video games in the house... just because outsides is no longer safe to hang around; Nothing about the danger of falling into a river, but more on human related issue -- bad drivers, kidnappers, etc. You saw news that kid being hit by cars on the way to school, kid went missing when they were at playground. Do you dare to let your kids go out without any adult supervision? Not me.
The topic is not to discuss which generations of children are luckier. Parents should comply with the society (safety) of the time to make sure their kids are not exposing to danger of that time. Sad to admit that parents nowadays do not just worry their kids might fall into the river. There are dangers that do not exist in olden days, but parents have to be more sensitive now. For example,
- Do not put computer with internet in your kid's room if you have not teach them how to 'handle' it, else it is as good as letting a stranger into the room to teach your kid 'whatever' it likes.
- Do not leave your kid(s) in the car without adult, even you are just away for 2 minutes. What if you meet a friend and start chatting? Besides, teach your kids about safety. Teach them to honk if they are locked in the car (p/s: if you read Chinese, read this article and share with your friends).
