I've made a conscious decision not to be a helicopter parent. My oldest child was walking alone to the library by the time he was in 1st grade.

A mom who loves free-range parenting let her son fly solo to France from the US to foster independence. He was walking to the library alone at age 7.

https://www.businessinsider.com/free-range-parenting-mom-lets-kids-fly-alone-2024-10