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Worried about child

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Duvetthief · 31/01/2019 00:10

I'm musing if there is anything I can or should do about a child who I see playing in our area. I know her family only very vaguely so I am well aware I don't know the full circumstances. The girl is 10 and I see her out playing with a group of maybe 6 to 8 boys about 15 or 16. They aren't family. Last week she was out in a tiny skirt and makeup. There is no adult supervision and something feels a bit off about it. However I have much younger kids so don't know if I am just being unrealistic about what older kids get up to. I guess I'd let a 10 year old out to play on their own but the age gap seems odd. Not sure what I could do anyway. Please feel free to tell me I'm being a busy body and to leave well alone.

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FortunesFave · 31/01/2019 01:58

Report it to Social Services. Why worry and do nothing?

BBInGinDrinking · 31/01/2019 02:11

This is your first and only thread and post, OP?

Last week she was out in a tiny skirt and makeup

What are you worried about, exactly?

FortunesFave · 31/01/2019 02:17

Drinking to be fair, being a new poster isn't automatically suspicious.

I would worry if I saw a ten year old hanging around with older boys no matter what their gender.

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BBInGinDrinking · 31/01/2019 02:21

Yes I agree, FF, on the new poster aspect.

Elllicam · 31/01/2019 02:25

I would be concerned too, the age gap is a bit odd if they aren’t family.

VashtaNerada · 31/01/2019 02:28

Do you know which school she attends? You could report it to them. It could be totally innocent but it might not be.

Justagirlwholovesaboy · 31/01/2019 02:41

Do you know if any of the boys are related? I know we live if a tough world but seeing children playing out together makes me hope we don’t have to report every instance

Justagirlwholovesaboy · 31/01/2019 02:45

This seems a bit odd to me?

Monty27 · 31/01/2019 02:49

Maybe all their parents were having dinner together. Is it cold where you live, is that your concern?

Italiangreyhound · 31/01/2019 02:53

Duvetthief you can report it to social services and you can call NSPCC.

I don't think 15 years olds normally play with ten year olds. I think it is highly suspicious.

WhereAreAllTheUsernames · 31/01/2019 04:06

Could they be her cousins? I'm concerned she was wearing a tiny skirt in this weather!

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Duvetthief · 31/01/2019 07:17

Thanks all,
Yes it is possible their parents were all having dinner together and yes maybe they are all cousins. As I say, I don't know the circumstances which is part of the reason I am worried about interfering in something totally innocent. I have seen them out on aa number of occasions.
The short skirt bothered me on the grounds that with makeup that maybe sexualised for a 10 year old, particularly for the time of year and in this particular context - and that it is too cold to be out in such things which made me wonder if her parents were aware of exactly where she was.
I'm not new, I name change and post rarely.

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MrsBobDylan · 31/01/2019 07:27

I think this young girl sounds highly vulnerable. At 10 she shouldn't find it interesting/enjoyable to hang out with much older boys and vice versa.

She is at risk of being taken advantage of. I would report to SS. Presumably her parents know but aren't bothered so talking to them is unlikely to achieve much.

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