Are there kids playing out in your streets now, not social distancing

[Opoly54]

Just that really, our street usually has loads of kids out in it. It was very quiet at the start of lockdown but now there’s regularly groups of up to 10 kids playing out together. I haven’t let my kids join in but I know they’d love to. What are people’s thoughts on this?

Not in the street but in a local park. We walked through there the other evening and there were lots of families having picnics and the kids were playing together. I don't really know what I think to be honest other than lockdown is pretty much over

The thing that upsets me about it is all the effort the schools are going to. My DS is year 6 so he’s going back next week. We’ve had an email detailing all the changes etc and they’re really taking it seriously. 1 of his school mates is in the street so it’s all a bit pointless. The parents of these kids are also the ones who have been clanging their pans and beeping their car horns the loudest on a Thursday.

No but we are still in lockdown here

On my street the children are all back to playing together too. Some are back to sharing childcare between neighbours as needed too so not even just outside. I do honestly believe that the risk of transmission from playing outside without really close contact is very low right now but I still can’t bring myself to let my kids join in.

No, because I'm in England, where that's not supposed to happen! FFS.

I wish they would, I miss the sound of kids playing and the children have missed out on so much this summer. If my daughters little friends were out there playing i would send her out with them.

Not in street but in park yes. Small park, no facilities and over 200 families and groups of teens. Most family groups at least 2 or more families and none socially distancing at all. But this has been happening all lockdown

No. Next doors little girl plays catch with her dad and the brother & sister opposite are often playing out. A child up the road goes past on their scooter but all at separate times.

I went for a walk last night at 7pm and there were around 15 teenagers hanging around the local ford, all close together. A couple had mopeds and several others were smoking pot. They were entirely blocking the path and families and dog walkers out for an evening stroll had to practically wade through the ford to avoid them.

The park was full of people today too I watched one chap ripping down the tape on the swings as we cycled past.

Around us it's the teens I see congregating, there were at least 3 separate groups of around 10 kids when I went to the park today. It's not great but I think we've asked quite a lot of young people. They're not likely to get very ill themselves and have sacrificed a heck of a lot, especially those in exam years. So I worry but I don't blame them.

Some are but it pales in comparison to the festival of madness on VE day. All the neighbourhood kids playing together and parents chatting without a care in the world.

Nope, no one on our estate is doing that. I think more people are adhering to lockdown than breaking it.

I let mine play with one friend - they're outside and stay 2m apart so within the rules.

Yes it's happening here. Really fucking infuriating

We generally don’t get children playing out here anyway but there are large groups of teenagers wandering around all the park / green areas definitely not social distancing - frankly it all seems a but pointless .

Free for all here. Including neighbours hugging and shaking hands and going in each other’s houses.

It started at the beginning of the week around here- they were all running around with water guns earlier, local basketball court full...theres garden/house parties and music until the early hours, cars in and out all day...summer holidays!

In my world, MIL has symptoms, awaiting results...

Not in my street.
Today I took dd to my sister's house to sit in her garden. When we arrived dd ran straight to my sister's granddaughter and hugged her. They continued to play with each other the whole time we were there.
Dd is going back to nursery on the 11th.

I'm in a locked down US state. My suburb is quiet as a graveyard, and has been since this began. This is despite a large proportion of multi family buildings with no gardens.

The playgrounds have yellow police tape around them. Tennis courts are padlocked. The skate park is taped and padlocked. You can go to a park but there is a constant police presence near all the parks to discourage gatherings.

We're obliged to wear masks when shopping - you will be refused entry to a shop without one, and doors are manned to ensure that maximum occupancy regs are enforced.

I've been surprised at the level of compliance I've seen, but I'm in a very blue part of a Blue State (Bernie Sanders won the Democratic primary in this town) and maybe there's a link there somehow.

My super right-on neighbour who has an only child has had 3-4 children playing in her garden/in her house/in the paddling pool since Easter weekend.

My child hasn't seen anyone except one friend from 2m away last Monday. Most of my friends kids are the same.

I don't see a rush to relax in my circle. Trust in authority figures unless Scientists is very low.

Since the announcement that we could go into another households garden from today. Everyone has everyone over. Not keeping to 2m at all and going in and out of houses . These are people who have stuck to the guidelines till now.

There has been from the start around here, bikes,

...bikes, paddling pool, mums having wine in the communal area

The kids on my estate have never stopped playing in the street with each other. Teenagers are still walking around in twos and threes. Adults are shaking hands and chatting as normal. Nothing has changed here except the fuckers make a load of noise with car horns, fireworks and saucepans every Thursday night.