These photos of New York in the 70s are amazing.
As is picked-up in the comment section, several things really jump out: 1) the number of kids playing all sorts of sports/games in the streets without an adult in sight and 2) no fat kids.
Though I'm very likely guilty of viewing these scenes through a lens of nostalgia, I can't help thinking that we as a species lost something important when we cleaned up the crime/garbage and hid the children indoors.
Via Kottke
These are great pictures.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first summer we are letting our kids "go play outside". i.e. without us hovering. They are even free to walk around the corner to their friends' house. It is hard, but it is also really really good.
Good for you! It's such a difficult thing to balance the intense desire to keep them close and "safe" with letting them have the independence they need to develop the skills to be really safe in the world.
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