Independence?

Lu

So, I have always been a little hard to let my baby go and explore. I'm that over protective mom that worries about falls. So we go to the park almost everyday and i always see kids my sons age running through the jungle gym with the parents just following along side the at the park? I always go in with him so he doesn't go off where the monkey bars are lol. Or like, he doesn't sit right to go down the tube slides right so I always have to put him in the right position or else he gets stuck in the tube?? Lol. Am I being a mama bear? Should I just let him play and not follow him around inside the jungle gym but just below it? Idk seems like a dumb question but my son is also a little bigger than other kids his age? So maybe I think they are his age but 6 or so months older. 🤔 I'll add q picture of the park for a better idea! Also, this isn't my kid I found these off Google lol.