To dislike children playing on the streets

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It is rather dangerous, noisy and vulgar. AIBU to dislike it?

Garden? What about older kids and teens?

Gardens aren't interesting after about age 7!

Unless these children have freshly laundered handkerchiefs in their pockets then YANBU.

So you would be happy with the gardens next door to you to be filled with kids every day then OP or is it just other people's?

If they want to play and kick a ball about the garden is safer than the street and more appropriate.

And if they don't have a garden?

Well, they do, don't they? :) As they live on the street, which has houses with gardens.

We need a diagram op

Most people have yards where I live so they play out in the street.

We don't have gardens, OP. Our front doors open straight onto the street, and we stand chainsmoking in our curlers on our doorsteps screaming foul mouthed abuse as our feral offspring set the wheeliebins on fire.

Bridge! Zilpa!

If kids are outside causing a nuisance, the issue is that they haven't been taught to behave properly, not that they're outside.

I spent most of my childhood playing out. Probably 'shouting and kicking balls until it goes dark' too, as you call it. Doesn't mean we were causing any nuisance. Our parents popped out to check on us and wouldn't have tolerated any rudeness towards neighbours.

Don't you worry about cars Spikey?

YABU very

Speaking on this with a warden who visits sheltered accommodation near us Apparently, the residents there have been told to call the Police if they are worried or the blighters are being too noisy.

So not only should kids be confined, lets set the Rozzas on them...

When did the British become so intolerant of our young?

I'd actually love to hear more children playing on the street. But I'd also be hearing ambulances all the time because the road is so busy.

My son plays out on our estate but then we are rather vulgar I suppose as we are council....

If they want to play and kick a ball about the garden is safer than the street and more appropriate.

Ffs. As if all children live in houses with gardens. What are those without them supposed to do?

They don't play in the actual road.

I'm not intolerant of the young, the opposite. They aren't safe out unsupervised in the streets roaming around until it's dark.

Where I live the kids play out in the street. Ok, it's a cul de sac and safe. It's great to see and hear them. We all look out for them and it's what a community should be caring, tolerant and supportive. What's wrong with that???

Fwiw my kids and most of the kids in the street play out all the time between say 10-830 during holidays and at weekends. They are in and out of each other's houses and gardens too but they have a fab time and learn a lot from it too. Not least road safety and friendship skills as well as conflict resolution and using their initiative.

We've never had anyone complain because everyone was young once although they sometimes bucket amongst themselves they are generally well behaved, considerate and well mannered Children. Some might say that's because they've been taught to be so and having the independence to practice it is why it's so ingrained.

Don't you worry about cars Spikey? nope. I worry about a society that can't see that a child's learning experience about risk assessment is huge. I worry about people who think being outside wherever it is is vulgar. I am quite frankly WTF at someone being so upset about children being outside fullstop.

In the words or Depech Mode.. Mad World.

I suppose conflict resolution is part of it, for me. Kids can sometimes be a bit brutal to each other when on neutral territory.

It all kids are cutesy 5/6/7 year olds..... it's perfectly safe for older kids op

Op, if you have a specific problem in your area where you feel unsafe, talk to community police. If you are concerned about local children and road safety, speak to the local school.