Unsupervised kids
It's often said that kids in the past had more freedom than kids today. They might leave the house in the morning and return at lunch or dinner. Of course, that freedom had its risks.
Latchkey kids
In families where both parents worked, many kids had to fend for themselves. (Michael, Oakville)
Travel by fence
How do you travel along a wide creek once you run out path? How about by clinging to the adjacent fence. (Monica, Oakville)
Swimming pool injury
Cheap pools posed some hazards to kids – and it wasn't just the risk of drowning. (Lynnae, Oakville)
Homemade alarm clock radio
Lyle does a little home electrical work, trying to build his own alarm clock radio. An “oops” moment.
Hunting knives
In the 1960s, kids were often less supervised than they typically would be today. Jeff remembers some of the freedoms he had. (Jeff, Oakville)
Acetylene
Lyle, a retired chemistry teacher, talks about his chemistry misadventures when he was a student.