Dr. Jodi Richardson
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 16 Jul
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And my s sixteen year old wanted to go to the footy last Friday night with three friends, two boys and two girls.
And
The thinking that came into my mind was what if
What if something happens?
What if they're in a carriage where something goes wrong?
And I recognize that thinking as my brain's way of wanting to keep her safe and and and protect her.
But I was also able to recognise that she's sixteen.
She's got great friends.
There's four of them.
And this is something I did at fourteen.
Same train, same train line into the city with my mates, much younger.
And while circumstances have changed and there are a few other things to consider, that these are the things that sixteen year olds should be able to do with their friends.
And that
I need to be able to hold on to my anxiety, recognize it, have some compassion for myself, but also let let her go and do the things that if she was ten
The answer would be no.
I mean Lenore Sc Scanesey, are you familiar with she was voted the worst mum in America because she let her nine year old catch the subway on his own?
And she has is a she's she's very she's an expert and an advocate for play and for freedom and for growth and independence and all the things we've been talking about, but she was really ridiculed for that.
And so whilst for many, nine might feel too young, depending on what you live and w and what the experiences are.
I think that yeah, this idea of recognising what's happening in our heads, what's happening for us, it's natural to want to protect.
But like you like you just said, Emma, ultimately what we want them to be able to live independent lives and
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