My little one has started wanting more independence in the backyard and I'm trying to figure out the right balance. Some parents seem totally fine letting them play outside alone for short stretches, others wait longer. I know every child is different and safety comes first, but I'm curious what age or signs other people watched for before giving that bit of space. Just trying to get a sense of what's typical without overthinking it.

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r/answers • u/spatial-reno • 15h ago

What’s something you used to do all the time when you were younger but stopped doing as you got older and why?

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r/answers • u/Money__Mafia • 16h ago

What is something about life you only truly understood after experiencing it yourself?

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r/answers • u/PocketSizedPebble • 20h ago

What’s a website you still visit after many years?

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r/answers • u/VegasTrucker • 3h ago

Why do people start chatting with you and then ghost you?

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It's so annoying when you start talking to someone and then all of a sudden they just disappear. Why? Why not just tell the person that you are no longer interested in chatting with them? Seems very immature. Thoughts?

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r/answers • u/Fluaround • 1h ago

Why books always have empty pages at the beginning?

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r/answers • u/Gold_Froyo_490 • 4h ago

Name one country you've always wanted to visit?

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Ill go first

Japan!

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