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LeftInTX

(25,337 posts)
Sat Sep 3, 2022, 08:27 PM Sep 2022

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.

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https://slate.com/business/2022/04/old-enough-netflix-do-japanese-parents-really-send-toddlers-on-errands.html
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Old Enough! on Netflix...Just watch one 10 minute episode to freak out! (Original Post) LeftInTX Sep 2022 OP
If it helps snpsmom Sep 2022 #1
That little two year old walking alongside a city bus freaked me out! LeftInTX Sep 2022 #2
One time snpsmom Sep 2022 #3
That series was fascinating. SharonClark Sep 2022 #4
I watched the second episode LeftInTX Sep 2022 #5

snpsmom

(678 posts)
1. If it helps
Sat Sep 3, 2022, 08:48 PM
Sep 2022

in Japan, all adults are legally responsible for every child. So kids are generally safer than here in the U.S.

snpsmom

(678 posts)
3. One time
Sat Sep 3, 2022, 10:13 PM
Sep 2022

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

(10,014 posts)
4. That series was fascinating.
Sat Sep 3, 2022, 10:28 PM
Sep 2022

Such little kids doing what we would consider dangerous activities. Then there is the little boy on the farm who doesn’t do anything he is suppose to because he’s distracted, as kids usually are.

LeftInTX

(25,337 posts)
5. I watched the second episode
Sat Sep 3, 2022, 11:29 PM
Sep 2022

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.

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