Ways to Give Your Child More Independence
10 Ways To Give Your Child More Independence Without Freaking Yourself Out
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Around first or second grade, consider letting your child walk a block or two to a friend's house without you holding their hand on the journey. Truth be told, I only let my 7-year-old daughter do this when she's going to see a friend whose mom's number is in my phone. I text when she leaves the house, the friend's mom texts me when she arrives, but my daughter doesn't have to know that.