How Old Is Old Enough?
How do we know when our kids are old enough to walk home alone? Wear makeup? Get a phone? It definitely depends on the kid, your family situation, and the community where you live, but we think there are few ground rules\u2014and some scaffolding it's a good idea to have in place.\nAmy and Margaret discuss:\n\nwhy social media may be the thing to delay, more than the phone\n\nwhy it can be tricky to leave older siblings in charge of younger siblings even when they actually are old enough\n\nwhen kids are old enough to "date" (which depends on what the meaning of the word "date" is)\n\n\nHere are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:\nOur Fresh Take with Camilo Ortiz\n\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:\nhttps://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/\n\nmom friends, funny moms, parenting advice, parenting experts, parenting tips,\xa0mothers, families, parenting skills, parenting strategies, parenting styles, busy moms, self-help for moms, manage kid\u2019s behavior, teenager, tween, child development, family activities, family fun, parent child relationship, decluttering, kid-friendly, invisible workload, default parent,\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices