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Things are different now, though. When I was young, we could spend all day exploring the neighbourhood. I can remember roaming for (literally) miles with my sister. We got to explore nearby Welsh valleys and to climb up mountainsides. We fished for minnows in the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal, and got up to all sorts of adventures.
When my daughter was small, I allowed her to play unsupervised in the nearby streets.
Nowadays my neighbours won't let their children out to play in the street until they are about seven years old. and they aren't allowed into the next street.
I do fear that furure generations will be less adventurous and imaginative.
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