Adults say "no" because there're too many risks. Kids do what they do because of the risks.
What brought this to mind? Sardines. Not the nasty little fish, the game. (For those who don't know, sardines is something like reverse hide-and-seek: one or two people hide, then the rest of the group looks for them. When they find the person hiding, they join them in the spot. The last person to the spot gets to hide next.) Apparently sardines is now unfit for kids to play because guys and girls may get together in the course of a game. Yes, it may have happened. But to the majority of us, that thought didn't even occur to us as we played. We were too busy looking for who was hiding and hoping not to be last. If someone wants to leave for alone time, let 'em - on the basis that they let someone know. They're gonna leave anyway, obviously, so why make it a big deal?
Sorry...just thought I'd throw that out there. If anyone wants to argue it, comment.
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