The New Parent Trap: Do We Worry Too Much about the Safety of Our Children? ; New Research Reveals That a Third of Children Won't Be Allowed outside on Their Own This Half-Term Because of Fears over Abduction and Violence. to Test the Theory, We Knocked on the Doors of Fieldhead Road in Guiseley near Leeds, Officially Britain's Most Average Street

Johnson, Words Andrew, The Independent on Sunday (London, England)

The lanterns and Hallowe'en costumes are ready, and a school holiday long-associated with harmless mischief has begun. Yet for millions of children, this could be the quietest half term yet, as worried families tell their children to watch television instead of playing out.

A third of British children never go outside the home alone, thanks to growing fear of violence and abduction. Three-quarters of parents feel the risks of playing out are growing, while two-thirds say they are anxious whenever their children go beyond the front gate.

The findings, based on a national NOP survey, are to be released tomorrow. They show that nearly half of all children spend …

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Publication information: Article title: The New Parent Trap: Do We Worry Too Much about the Safety of Our Children? ; New Research Reveals That a Third of Children Won't Be Allowed outside on Their Own This Half-Term Because of Fears over Abduction and Violence. to Test the Theory, We Knocked on the Doors of Fieldhead Road in Guiseley near Leeds, Officially Britain's Most Average Street. Contributors: Johnson, Words Andrew - Author. Newspaper title: The Independent on Sunday (London, England). Publication date: October 24, 2004. Page number: 3. © 2009 The Independent on Sunday. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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