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So would you let your nine-year-old travel home solo in city rush hour?(Features)

THE MUM

ANNE MARIE KENNY tries hard to give nine-year-old son Ciaran the independence he craves.

But she finds it hard to let him stray too far from her watchful gaze.

Annemarie, 28, of Cambuslang, near Glasgow, understands Lenore's decision.

But she said: "Maybe she should have waited two or three years before letting him try to find his way home.

"Primary school age is just too young.

"It is difficult, as a mum, to keep saying no to your child but you're the adult and you have to make decisions on what is safe and what isn't.

Your child can't ...

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