# What happened to Block Parents?

> How paranoia drove the red-and-white sign from the neighbourhood.
- Title: What happened to Block Parents? · Nationalpost | Shortify
- Summary: How paranoia drove the red-and-white sign from the neighbourhood. Block Parents, a Canadian program started in 1968 by Jewish moms in London, Ont., has…
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- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/editors/afternoon-front-page-66
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## Block Parents in Cambridge
Tara Mondou, a Block Parent in Cambridge, Ont., says she wakes up daily to put the Block Parent sign in her window.

> I wake up every morning. I open my own curtain, I put the Block Parent sign in the window
## Block Parents started in 1968
A group of Jewish moms in London, Ont., founded the Canadian program to give children a familiar place for help.
## Peak participation in 1990s
Block Parents counted over 500,000 households across Canada during its peak in the early 1990s.
## Block Parents declined
The program has disappeared from much of Canada since its peak in the early 1990s.
## Shift in child-rearing
Block Parents' decline traces a broader shift in how Canadians raise children and know their neighbours.
## Safety concerns
The program's decline reflects changing neighborhood safety perceptions and practices in Canada.
## Key takeaway

Block Parents, a Canadian program started in 1968 by Jewish moms in London, Ont., has declined due to shifting child-rearing practices and neighborhood safety concerns.