Are you still letting your DC play out with neighbours kids?

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Are you still letting your kids play out with neighbours kids? Seems to be in my neighbourhood the kids are carrying on as normal, and out on the streets together. Mine are home as I won’t allow it.

Absolutely not ! I’m positively horrified at being sandwiched in between a set of neighbours who are readily handing the baby from one household to the other and letting the children intermingle and exercising their dogs in the street like they’ve got some sort of special licence to be exempt from social distancing because they know each other of old! We’re all brand new to our housing estate so my argument to my children was that we don’t know where the other children have moved in from, whom they’ve been mixing with etc! My kids are allowed in the garden on a rota of one child per time basis and I take them for a daily walk as a household. We’re country people who are used to taking to the countryside so we just step out of the door & go for a walk! Stay firm and keep your child/children safe Xxx

Um no?! I mean we live in a flat so yes my kids would love to go outside on the green and play with other kids but that would be against guidance so no they haven’t.

We have lots of children in the area (very close to primary school) and not seen any playing out. We seem to have groups of teenage boys hanging round or on bikes which we didn't have before lockdown.

Definitely not.

Absolutely not.

I have to say that our neighbours kids have been fairly good. Things didn’t hit home on the first day they were off, playing like nothing was wrong, then the lockdown announced and they do appear to have been social distancing

Living in a private drive in a development with just a handful of houses the kids can be out the front and each play in their own front gardens just across from each other but still get the sense of playing together

There’s just one feral monster that needs some decent parenting that feels it’s fine to come and go as he pleases. He’s a horrible little shite.

Apart from The obvious selfishness and stupidity towards infection control and the impact on other children who are sticking to the rules, despite missing their friends, you have to question what Lettings g their kids out to play is teaching these children about rules and the laws. It's sad really. They need to have respect for situation and rules imposed and why they've been imposed. I've honestly seen some people in a whole new light.

We're not. And no.

We do have a couple of families on our street who seem to have decided they will still hang out. So are off on lovely bike rides together, going round for drinks etc. And another one that has had their kids out playing with another one.

It upset my little one, as he clocked it before me and immediately questioned the narrative he'd been given that everyone is at home and not able to play with their friends. That was a fun conversation. Hoping he doesn't repeat any of it to the neighbours

Mine are playing with the neighbours kids who are in the same class at school - we are two houses at the end of a cul de sac whose gardens literally merge into each others. Both us mums tested positive 3 weeks ago but all us 4 parents are still following confinement guidelines until told otherwise (only one weekly shop, working from home etc). We're definitely not out and about. One of my kids is special needs and just does not understand social distancing, despite his psychologists trying to explain. in fact the first time we tried he had some serious meltdowns and head hitting so it was just easier to kind of say we do the confinement as two families together but not if you understand. I get that the noise and the idea might make some neighbours cross but I don't think our situation is unreasonable.

What's the problem with the childminder letting the children draw with chalk or play football So long as it's only the children she looks after and not mixing with the neighbours?

No kids at all out where I am - are you sure?

@Arkenfield3001 can I ask why you have a rota for your own garden??

God no! Mine haven't even asked, although I know they're missing them. I thought my 17yo would be the worst as he had quite a busy social life before lockdown, but he hasn't whinged, moaned or complained once! We live on a main road with fields behind us, so even if the kids have helped me in the front garden they know without prompting to step 2 metres inside the boundary if someone walks past (usually dog walkers on their way to the field) to give them room, and if we're out there and two sets of walkers are passing they come right back to the front door (drive is 40ft) to give one set room to come on the drive so the other set of walkers can get past. People letting their kids out to play and mix with other kids are no better than the selfish ignorant twats sunbathing in London parks, or travelling to their holiday or second homes!

mine aren't but when we walk the dogs up to the park the road between us and the park has turned into the new playground - 3 families with 3 kids each all play in the road, all the dads having beers on the pavement and the mums sunning themselves and chatting. No distancing between them and impossible to get around them as they don't leave any space on either pavement or the road. Also have their dogs running loose.

I have a rota for my back garden for various reasons. Firstly to afford my eldest daughter some personal space with her Barbies whilst her little sister with whom she shares a room has a nap. Secondly to ensure that my two eldest kids (who are almost like twins being only 9.5 months apart) don’t get into mischief together e.g. take the scooters out the shed together etc and scoot or mess up the new garden! Due to Covid we’ve been left without a garden gate and also the turf hasn’t gone down yet ... Thirdly to afford my son some peaceful play time /time out too!
It just gives me peace of mind not having double trouble in the garden until I can get a gate, a trampoline and the turf sorted out.
Hope that makes sense ...!

@Squiz81 - see my reply above ! Hope it makes sense.

WTAF...🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Am I fuck. Mine are exposed to enough risk by me going out to work every day.

Initially when lockdown started our neighbour's kids were still playing out front together. Only when one neighbour developed symptoms did she start to keep her kids indoors. Otherwise our estate is eerily quiet, not many people in their gardens although the weather is great. You do see a few people walking their dogs in the mornings and families out for a walk in the evening. Mine are toddlers so not allowed out without supervision unless in our own back garden.

No definitely not! Children can spread the virus as much as adults.
Your neighbours are hoping you will have their son round to give you a break

#Give them a break!!

Ahh this! I'm glad someone made a post! I live in an apparently 'nice' family orientated village but all I've seen is incredibly entitled, selfish behaviour. Then I'm left explaining to my little one that it's because we love our child and want to protect her when she's getting upset listening to her friends playing together outside. We're all struggling and we all have to be adult and parent our kids safely! If you want to infect each other fine but take the noise elsewhere.

It does @Arkenfield3001 I thought for a minute you were talking social distancing to some extreme levels 😅 I think it's quite important for people to be able to have their own space. I miss my alone time!

Absolutely not. Totally irresponsible of people are flouting the guidelines. Protect our NHS!

Of course not! It's your duty to report your neighbours. They really are amongst the most stupid in society doing this. Lazy too - they are looking for easy options for their children to be entertained where they don't have to lift a finger.