It is not "ok, here's the talk. You're six and a half. You're now on your own. Good luck kid"
It's a gradual transition. You teach your kids to handle themselves or seek assistance when needed. When they demonstrate you can trust them alone then you can wean off the checking in
I'm concerned about my parents. What should I allow them to do unsupervised?
.... So yeah, I had already read the comic and was wondering why there was a cat in one panel and a donkey in the other
And saw your comment and looked over the comic again looking for the ass end of a cat and it wasn't until rereading yours and seeing the other comment about "flying" did it click
Wake and bake: 5/7, highly recommend