As a mammy to three boys I have to say that I give them their freedom. They are 8,7 and 3.

As a child there was 7 kids in our family 4 girls and three boys. The boys where allowed travel and leave home to seek yonder or sow wild oats whatever way you want to look at it. At 17 i wanted to go to Germany to work as an aupair. He took me to court I never got to germany I also tried again at 20 to move to london again he intervened. This man was /is an enormous bully I love him he is my father but I do regret him stopping me. Not believeing in me.

So with my children I do things differently. I choose to let them choose obviously I have boundries but I heard NO!!!! so much as child I hope I never want to control there every movements. It's stifling.....