I'd challenge you to do some research around the demise of our villages and the rise of helicopter parenting. You will find there are many complex factors at play; the narrative that this is all the fault of so-called "helicopter moms" will fall apart pretty quickly.
Sure, there are some parents who are pushing their kids into activities and worried about college. This is not the case for the vast majority of us and not for any parents I interact with personally. Our built environments have changed, with families getting squeezed out into suburbs with no transportation infrastructure, in which you have to get in a car to get from point A to point B. Mainstream news runs on paranoia and the "dangerous crime-ridden city" narrative, starting in the 1980s with a number of high-profile kidnappings, has also scared many parents into keeping their children inside. Plus, the rise of technology and social media has incentivized more children to stay inside. All this means that even if you restrict screen time and don't buy into the paranoia, there are simply not groups of children running up and down the street anymore.
I spent many years at a job where I researched the benefits of unstructured, free play. I am not an overscheduler. Do you think for a second that I would choose an organized sports team with practices and games all over the city if my daughter could simply walk to a nearby basketball court and do pick-up basketball after school?
If you are truly interested in learning more about the complex social forces that have shaped modern parenting, and not merely judging moms, I invite you to read, "Raising Healthy Kids in Our Toxic Culture is Like Swimming Upstream":
