Can a 15-year-old boy travel across Europe through interrail with a friend, or is that irresponsible? In the United Kingdom, that question recently sparked a fierce battle of opinions. It arose after British TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp proudly proclaimed that her son had taken such a trip this summer. The debate over how much freedom parents should grant their child is not new.

Loes Keijsers (our Rotterdam colleague leading the PARADOX project) and Stijn Van Petegem address this and related questions in an interview with the Volkskrant. Read or download the article (only in Dutch).