It's the letting kids make their own mistakes in their own way which is the last ditch for most parents though.
It's entirely understandable, and a rare parent who trusts enough in learning by/from experience to see their offspring suffer in the short term in order to take on board the lesson in the long term, though.
Yes I remember my youngest learning to ride a bike without stabilisers. I was so scared he was going to fall off, I couldn't let go of the bike . ( running alongside)
He was furious lol.
I learnt as I went along, as did they.
It's hard watching them do something where they might fall off and get hurt, but mine told me off, in no uncertain terms if I tried to fuss over them 🙂
Letting them cross the road on their own for the first time is hard too.
Trouble is, if you wrap them in cotton wool, they don't learn.