How much freedom does your Y6 DD have?

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Just that really!
Not many of her friends play out but she has a couple of close friends in the grove and she's been playing out over the summer. Walking a few streets away from home to a small park, crossing one fairly busy (not main) road, and just generally walking/scooting around. Always back when she says she will and tells me exactly where she is.
Good lead up for secondary school I thought!
But today I've been told that by another Y6 mum that she's far too young to be doing this....What are your thoughts please mumsnetters!

My yr6 DD doesn't do any of that but I'm aware she may be one of the few who don't.

I drop off & collect her from school (with my other younger children). She's never been out without me (or DH/GP/Teacher etc).

She won't be walking to or from secondary as it's too far.

That’s perfectly fine, I’d be more concerned at a Y6 never going anywhere without an adult.

She heads out round the village to call on friends, play in the park, go to the shop. Away for hours at a time popping home with other random children for food/because it is raining. We're not a rural village, on the outskirts of big cities.

She has a mobile and we have an app so can see where she is as well as ring her if we want to. She'll be off to seniors in a year and catching a bus to and from on her own cos her brother refuses to associate with her so she'll need the confidence of being out on her own.

Perfectly fine as long as you live in a safe area. Both my dc did that in year 6 and I'm generally a parent who errs on the side of caution!

Mine had very little freedom in Y6 but we live on a busy B road leading to a major dual carriageway. When she left primary school, she got her first phone in preparation for high school and slowly spent time out on her bike with her friends during the summer holidays. If we lived somewhere quieter I'd have been more likely to let her play out earlier.

Thank you, it's not an unsafe area, no major roads, just a few greens and residential cul de sacs etc. She has a phone, which she can call me on even without credit. She hasn't walked home from school alone yet as she enjoys walking the dog back with me.

Obviously as it gets darker I will reassess the situation, but her older siblings were doing the same at her age, and most of their friends were too.

In year 6 I used to take dd & friends in to local large town - they would go round shops on their own for a couple of hours while I waited in a coffee shop.
Parks have always been a no because that’s where kids round here are mugged(no cctv)

The park is actually just part of the school field and surrounded by houses so I'm ok with that.

I don't think there is one right answer to this, my dc has nothing like this freedom but we live in a major city.
Their cousin has much more freedom, she has a more suburban life.
You need to do what works for your dc and your family.