I was born in the early 50s. I walked 10 blocks, by myself, to go to kindergarten. If a parent today allowed that to happen it would be considered child abuse. When we moved to the country when I was 10 we walked 1/3 mile to get picked up by the school bus - rain or shine. Following the school bus out of town now a days, they stop every 100 ft to let kids off and usually there is a car waiting to pick them up. Entitlement starts early.
