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To: Lane3 who wrote (9517)	1/23/2006 1:47:49 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541791

The world has changed alot. I would never consider the same guidelines for my kid as I had. For starters, my mother would open the door and announce that I needed to get out and blow the stink off... translation: "see you at dusk." My kid can go out and play as long as she keeps the patio door within line of sight ... translation: "As long as I can see that she is safe."

To: Lane3 who wrote (9517)	1/23/2006 2:15:45 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541791

"We" don't lose as many kids to the things we used to: ajph.org "RESULTS: Substantial declines in US childhood mortality have occurred in the past 4 decades, primarily due to decreases in mortality from unintentional injuries, cancer, pneumonia and influenza, and congenital anomalies. " Increases in suicide and gun deaths have somewhat diluted the gains from safety- but I'm not sure that helps your argument. "While still near its record low, the infant mortality rate increased in 2002 for the first time in decades. The rate was 7.0 deaths per 1,000 live births, up from a rate of 6.8 in 2001. A special analysis showed that most of the increase was due to an increase in the number of infants weighing less than 750 grams, or about 1 lb. 10 oz. Racial and ethnic disparities persist, with the Black, non-Hispanic infant mortality rate consistently higher than that of other racial or ethnic groups. Child mortality dropped by approximately half between 1980 and 2002 among children ages 1–4 (from 64 to 31 deaths per 100,000 children) and among children ages 5–14 (from 31 to 17 deaths per 100,000 children). (and that's just since 1980- it's dropped even more since 1960) Deaths from firearm injuries among adolescents declined between 1995 and 2002, particularly among Black and Hispanic males. For example, from 1995 to 2002, the firearm homicide rate declined from 101 to 48 deaths per 100,000 Black males and from 47 to 22 deaths per 100,000 Hispanic males. "