Earliest reasonable time for a five-year-old to play in the garden

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What is the earliest reasonable time a child should play out in the garden?

We live on a VERY busy main road - even at 2am, there are always cars and lorries trundling past.

DD is 5 and has a naturally loud voice 🙈

I can't get upset about a child playing in their own garden so crack on.

But if they're the sort to scream and screech and then be bellowed at to STFU by their parents who are sitting indoors then I'm a little less chill.

7am in this heat! Won’t be able to
go out later…..
Ordinarily 8am.

8am weekday
9am weekend

I’d train her to be quieter so you can get out earlier!

Depends on your neighbours. Ours are early risers as they have school kids and go to work. So 7-8am is not an issue, especially in a heatwave when everything has to be shut down by 10-11am.

If I had a shift worker or someone who only works from home I may move it a bit.

I disagree. Lots of people sleeping poorly with the heat and don’t need waking early. I still say 8am

I always drop a small gift to our neighbours at Christmas and when we had work done in the house one time in April which would have been annoying for them I had a big bouquet of flowers delivered for Easter (I know she loves flowers). Absolutely let them know you appreciate them

7am is fine on a weekday, especially when it’s so warm.

We have a 4 and 3 year old
At the weekend we said 9am, 10am on the bak holiday
Today it will be 8.30 ish as I know a lot of our neighbours will have gone to work

Inside is 6.30 with plenty of down inside time in between

She doesn't scream or screech - she knows she'd be sent straight inside - she just has a naturally loud voice 🙈🙈🙈

No. 8am.

I would hate you if it was 7am. That last hour is precious.

I think it depends on the neighbours.. because I’m petty ☺️ We have one who smokes weed, even yesterday on a hot day and it absolutely stunk! One who has two of the yappiest dogs known to man, and do they tell them to stop yapping? No! They actually commented recently about how well we keep our Labrador quiet 🙃😂 Also have a neighbor who’s recently retired and likes to put shelves up and use a drill past 8pm on the wall that joins my 4 year old’s bedroom.. so best believe I had my patio doors open at 8am yesterday on a bank holiday doing a bit of hoovering! I’d let my son out to play just to piss them all off as they piss me off 😂

9am but if shouting or screaming get them back in.

No it's really not.

I'd say 8 on week days, 9 on a weekend. Maybe say to her she can play outside, but as it's early people are still sleeping so she needs to use a quiet voice/whisper, until people are up.

My neighbour has young children and, very considerately, doesn't let them out in the garden before 9am. Practically on the dot of 9am!

I am very thankful indeed to have such a considerate neighbour.

Then it was fine.

And ok to start earlier in a heatwave because presumably you have her back in in the middle of the day?

All the dog people are out much earlier atm.

It's a heatwave, get them outside now before the sun is far too hot.

If people live in a terrace they need to realise some level of noise is unavoidable.

8 is definitely fine. I have two sets of neighbours having work done on my street and the builders all started firing up the cement mixers and drills then, so I'd not notice a minibus full of toddlers!

Lol I didn't for one second think that she did :)

Honestly, of all the sounds in the world, a child playing and chatting away isn't something that would upset me so crack on. I really can't understand why anyone would be bothered. Our next door neighbour has a punching bag that he beats up at all hours of the day and night - far more irritating than a child having fun on a sunny morning.

It should also be noted that the combo of light mornings, lots of nesting birds and peri menopause has me up everyday before 6 every day so I'm probably the wrong audience!

We have a yappy neighbourhood dog somewhere that I can’t see, but whose bark reverberates! If he’s out I let the children out. They are quieter! otherwise 8am.

If we really need it we will go to the park as the play area is not near homes.

A heatwave is exceptional circumstances. 7 am rather than 8 am.

Surely she’s not that loud if she’s on her own?

In weather like this is have let her out at the time you started the thread I reckon. Much better for her to be outside in the cooler parts of the day. And with lovely neighbours you'll be grand. Strict 'no screeching' rule though (unless ND and it can't be helped).

Mind you, pretty sure she can't be louder than the fat wood pigeon that's taken up residence outside my bedroom window and has been shouting since before 5am 😖