Giving Your Teens Freedom, Post-Pandemic — tricker than you might think.

Photo by Eliott Reyna on Unsplash

I grew up with a lot of independence. I was from a reasonably small — and very safe — city and had permissive parents. It was that stereotypical 80s youth. We left the house in the morning, occasionally came home for meals, but would often not see my parents again until dark. As I got older — 16 or 17 — I would often be at a friend’s house until 1 or 2 in the…