100% the right way. As kids age and mature it changes. When you have young innocent kids you should be more protective. Just as you would in the real world. You don't let them wonder off into the street for example. As they get older and you teach them you can trust they won't run into traffic. But they aren't street smart yet. So you teach them. Then it moves to coaching. And hopefully as they mature you become a trusted advisor. More of a peer.
100% the right way. As kids age and mature it changes. When you have young innocent kids you should be more protective. Just as you would in the real world. You don't let them wonder off into the street for example. As they get older and you teach them you can trust they won't run into traffic. But they aren't street smart yet. So you teach them. Then it moves to coaching. And hopefully as they mature you become a trusted advisor. More of a peer.