"Newps" wrote

I'm well aware of that and make those decisions daily, like any parent.
But these are absolutes.

One day, they will be out from under your control. If you forbid them, they
may very likely go out and do what you forbade.

That is what I did, regarding the bike issue.

Now, 25 years later, they think I still came out OK. g

Really, I encourage you to examine what you forbid, and why. Giving them
good values, and letting them make their own decisions at an appropriate
age, is in my opinion, a far better course to take.
--
Jim in NC