Old Enough! on Netflix...Just watch one 10 minute episode to freak out!
Old Enough! is a Japanese reality show where little kids run errands all by themselves.
In the first episode an adorable 2 years walks 1/2 mile to the grocery store by himself! He walks along a bus! He's not in a rural setting.
https://slate.com/business/2022/04/old-enough-netflix-do-japanese-parents-really-send-toddlers-on-errands.html
snpsmom
(791 posts)in Japan, all adults are legally responsible for every child. So kids are generally safer than here in the U.S.
LeftInTX
(30,315 posts)I was on a commuter train in Japan and the conductor stopped the train to tell two boys playing near the track to move away to a safer spot. Then he got on the radio and alerted other conductors about the boys.
SharonClark
(10,336 posts)Such little kids doing what we would consider dangerous activities. Then there is the little boy on the farm who doesnt do anything he is suppose to because hes distracted, as kids usually are.
LeftInTX
(30,315 posts)A little boy who is home alone. He was four and they live on a little lane, so I didn't get much of a sense of danger. He also was fairly coordinated too.