Yes, YES, The child is out!

[andrewducker]

At Jane's suggestion Sophia (6) just made her first solo trip to the shop. It was nerve-wracking, but she survived just fine, and is currently upstairs demanding that Jane think of other things that she can go and buy us.

She was out of sight for nearly 4 minutes and I managed to not have a panic attack. Go us!

Comments

[redbird]

Those walks I mentioned in my other comment, to the shop and to school, each involved crossing only one fairly quiet residential street. A person could have gotten lost--our street was part of a large street grid, not on a cul-de-sac--but "walk to the corner, turn right, and go up the hill" is pretty simple.