Not surprising, but shocking nonetheless. I'm continually trying to think of strategies to help my kids with their self-confidence, so that they feel comfortable roaming around the neighborhood at the very least. Just yesterday my wife was complaining that we haven't signed our kids up for any summer activities, and her friends all have for their kids. I'm like wtf, it's January, chill the fuck out. "BIUT THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO!" Have to for what? I'm totally ok with my kids not going to some shitty camp, and playing solely in non-competitive rec sports leagues. Confidence in oneself is, in my opinion, the most important aspect of success (however defined). Activities and hyper-supervision do not lead to a sense that you'll succeed if left on your own. I assert this to every parent in our orbit when it comes up, much to my wife's embarrassment.Among 38 leading Western nations, American kids account for 97% of child gun deaths.