Why Do We Keep Underestimating Children?
A country that investigates or arrests parents who let their children walk the dog at age 8, or go to the doughnut store at 7 and 9, is at odds with evidence showing just how competent children are.
Child protection laws and policies that determine at what age youngsters can do things on their own are often wildly out of whack with actual child development — and grossly underestimate children’s capabilities.
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