“Magnificent childhood is not childhood locked in a safe bubble.” We recently conducted a little experiment with my children. We try to let them outside occasionally and watch from the balcony. They love being independent, especially my 6-year-old son, and I’m simply afraid to leave them alone. They increasingly pressure me to let them go outside alone. Then I have to create the same protective story for their safety: “Children, what will happen and what to do if a stranger comes and asks you to go with him to the car, bus, or restaurant?“ Children answer: “We won’t go and we will scream for help or call for Mom or…