What do you think.....?

[PixiLixi]

Here goes, my first post!
A new family moved into our street and a few weeks ago we were clearing the front garden to landscape it when we met the new children.
A girl about 8 and a boy maybe 7 (possibly younger) were riding scooters up and down the street and started talking to my 4yo daughter. She naturally wanted to join in so I let her ride her scooter on the footpath with them.
They invited her to go and play at their house (my DD starts nagging), so I went and introduced myself to their mother (she seemed reasonable enough). I asked the mum if it was OK with her, gave her my phone number and said I'd be back to get her in about 30 mins.

Now while my DD was there all the kids went out.
I get a visit from another mum from down the road (who I've never met) saying the 3 kids were knocking on her door wanting to come in and play with her girls. Now this freaks me out as I don't want my 4yo going to random houses and asking to come in!
The problem is that these kids, and now a 5 year old from a house down the street are all hanging out on the road playing after school unsupervised.
My DD doesn't understand why I won't let her go out and hang out on the street.
These kids also knock on our door everyday and ask to come in to play. According to another neighbour they do this a lot! What is their mother thinking, those kids could be in anyones house and she wouldn't know!:shame:

Would you let your 4yo, 5yo, 7yo or 8yo out for hours at a time without supervision?

[crazykidz]

Welcome to bubhub. :)

Not without supervision. My 6 (nearly 7) and 9 yr old ride their bikes/scooters out in the street, but they don't go off to other peoples houses.

[sonlou73]

no never - don't know whats out and about.

[Chelle123]

NO!
I'm lucky I guess, that most of the kids around here are about DS1's age and not allowed in other people's houses either. It could be different next year when he starts school but I still won't allow it.

[punkbaby]

I wouldnt either i am funny about that my kids will ride up and down the driveway but i will be out there with them, as for knocking on doors there is no way they would do that, even dd she is 9, naturally though if she had a good freind who lived next door etc i would ring the mother and ask if they could play etc, either her at our place or visa versa, never just send dd over and assume it was ok

[PixiLixi]

Absolutely, that's why I introduced myself to the new mother, asked her if it was ok for DD to play for a short while and gave her my phone number. My mistake, this woman just let the children go out by themselves and they ended up (luckily) at the house of a lovely woman who brought my DD back and warned me about the family.

[hayleysmummy]

no never - don't know whats out and about.

I agree :thumbsup: theres all sorts of strange people in this world you can never be to careful

[~mia&ryan~]

I agree :thumbsup: theres all sorts of strange people in this world you can never be to careful
Exactly right, I would never let my DD go to random peoples houses, it is just not safe..

[perthmum2007]

No when ever my son goes out Im always with him, unless he is with family

[BreakfastatTiffanys]

Hi there and welcome to bubhub:wave:

I am with the other ladies on this one, not a chance would I let the kids go to houses that I don't know the parents, or wander the street unsupervised.

[our3boys]

i think i am going to end up being a really over protective mother but i would def not let him anywhere near anyone elses house unless i new them i am lucky and i pretty much no everyone in the street and there are other kids his age and also a home day care centre i would let him play in our street but never leave under any circumstances even if i new where he was going i would personally take him there. there is jus to much bad stuff happening atm to risk our beautiful children,

[Tabby]

Welcome to bubhub!

Definitely not.
You never know what weirdos are out there now and I wont take chances with my kids.
They can play on my front lawn and driveway supervised by me or DP.

[millismum]

No I wouldn't either, I would want to know where my kids are at all times, and if they were at a friends house, I would expect the mother to watch them in the same manner.

But , remember being a kid, I think even twenty years ago, things were so much more innocent than today. We used to have a number of friends who lived on our street, and we were always (usually!) allowed to go play at their houses, we would often be running back and forth between houses. We were not allowed off the street, and we always had to ask first, but there was a bit more freedom

[mum2bubba]

Here goes, my first post!
A new family moved into our street and a few weeks ago we were clearing the front garden to landscape it when we met the new children.
A girl about 8 and a boy maybe 7 (possibly younger) were riding scooters up and down the street and started talking to my 4yo daughter. She naturally wanted to join in so I let her ride her scooter on the footpath with them.
They invited her to go and play at their house (my DD starts nagging), so I went and introduced myself to their mother (she seemed reasonable enough). I asked the mum if it was OK with her, gave her my phone number and said I'd be back to get her in about 30 mins.

Now while my DD was there all the kids went out.
I get a visit from another mum from down the road (who I've never met) saying the 3 kids were knocking on her door wanting to come in and play with her girls. Now this freaks me out as I don't want my 4yo going to random houses and asking to come in!
The problem is that these kids, and now a 5 year old from a house down the street are all hanging out on the road playing after school unsupervised.
My DD doesn't understand why I won't let her go out and hang out on the street.
These kids also knock on our door everyday and ask to come in to play. According to another neighbour they do this a lot! What is their mother thinking, those kids could be in anyones house and she wouldn't know!:shame:

Would you let your 4yo, 5yo, 7yo or 8yo out for hours at a time without supervision?


Back when I was a kid I used to go to the neighbours house alot BUT my parents knew them (they were really nice old couple), the whole street sort of knew each other anyway, BUT I can understand about the whole stranger danger thing esp this day and age (not to say there weren't any weirdos back then either).

[Mum&bubs]

Nope :no: I'm not very trusting. When my daughters turn 4, I don't think I'll even allow them to play with the neighbours next door. It's fine for kids to play here as long as my kids are in site.

[missie_mack]

Nope no leaving the street without my permission will be the rule- bearing in mind my street only consists of 7 houses. It was the same rule for me when I was a kid too.

I remember going to a sleep over once as a teenager maybe 14 and the Mum had us all (maybe 7 of us) walk up the street at 7pm to pick up pizzas. I was terrified that my Mum would drive past because I knew I would be 'dead meat' as I wouldve said back then. If I knew it was risky walking around that time at night on our own. I wonder why their Mum didn't