While I understand the general sentiment I think grouping kids in a cohort from 8 till 12 is a very wide cohort.
The statistics presented have very different implications whether the kid is 12 or 8, I think.
That said, as a Dutch parent we tend to let our children grow up relatively unsupervised. At least many foreign parents are a bit startled at first.
This article helps me understand them better.
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