re: What experiences from your past would you bring back for today's kids if you could?

I'm assuming many who post in this thread have kids. Don't lament on this stuff, make it a part of your kids lives too.

I kick my kids out of the house and tell them to go play. Once they hit a certain age, I'm fine with them riding their bikes all over town. Helmets? LOL, that's funny. No.

The kids in my neighborhood and town do a lot of the same stuff that we did as kids, and it is encouraged by us parents. Riding bikes, pick up games, fishing, etc.

Small town South Dakota, I guess.