I agree that kids can be "too sheltered". I believe it's important to teach our kids discernment, and discernment cannot be taught in a Christian bubble. However, it isn't taught by just letting them go and do whatever, with whomever, whenever.
So far, our strategy has been to do things with our kids. They can watch non-Christian shows and read non-Christian books, but we either watch/read with them, or review it first. And, we talk things over. They can go over to friends houses, but only when we know the parents. (Easy for us in our tiny community!)
Still, there are plenty of times when "NO!" rules the day, and we do expect the kids to respect that, even if they don't like it.
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