More Space and More Attention to Kids Needs

　　As a planner in the mid-1990s,Freeman became concerned about the loss of green space to development and the erosion of informal places to play.In a study that looked at how children in the British city of Leeds spent their summer holidays,compared with their parents childhood experiences,she found the freedom to explore had been severely contracted--in some cases,down to the front yard.Freeman says she cannot remember being inside the house as a child,or being alone.Growing up was about being part of a group.Now a mother of four,Freeman believes the domestication of play is robbing kids of their sense of belonging within a society.

　　Nevertheless,Freeman says childrens needs are starting to get more emphasis.In the Netherlands,child-friendly home zones have been created where priority is given to pedestrians,rather than cars.And ponds are being incorporated back into housing estates on the principle that children should learn to be safe around water,rather than be surrounded by a barren landscape.After all ,as one of the smarter fosh says in Finding Nemo theres one problem with nothing ever will.

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　　令人窒息的爱

　　每天早上，利安娜 布里克兰德和她妹妹骑自行车去上学时耳边总会回荡着： 过马路当心!别跟陌生人说话! 这样的话。 妈妈总是站在台阶顶上，叮嘱着 ，布里克兰德说。她如今是一名小学老师，已是四个孩子的母亲，住在新西兰的罗托鲁阿。时过境迁，但物事依然：父母对孩子换内衣裤之类生活细节的唠唠叨叨、对孩子安全的担心受怕、老不放心的心态并未改变。发生巨大变化的，是我们对孩子曾经有过的信心：相信他们没有大人的扶持，也能经受得住生活中的摸爬滚打。

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