Be honest, are you fussy with who your children play with in your area?

[Stellanotbud]

On our road there's a group of kids aged 8-11 who are out from morning until night & straight after school until bedtime. They are loud, use bad language & seem to exclude & fight amonght themselves. There is no parent ever supervising & the past three nights they have been going up & down the main roads at top speed on their scooters.. They have called for my dc every day of the hols but I haven't let them out & I won't.. We've had days out, activities, camps, playdates & sleepovers. I don't want my dc out hanging around with these kids! Aibu or the only one who is like this?

No, I’ve never chosen my dc’s friends for them. I have always talked to them about behaviours (what is and isn’t acceptable ) and what constitutes positive friendships.
I’ve been lucky so far, eldest dc at one point did have a group of friends that I just did not like. He quickly came to the conclusion himself that their behaviour was awful and stopped going out with them.

@Whenisitsummer mine are the same they're really not pushed by this group, they understand they're behaviour isn't the best .. I don't think they're missing out!

YANBU as a parent I never let my kids hang out in the street. Maybe it was controlling but I wanted to know where my children were. It changes at secondary school. DS1 is 19 and has a great group of friends that have lasted since secondary school and he sees then when he's home from uni. DS2 17 flits between friendship groups, one I don't really like but welcome into my home anyway for him, hoping he will make suitable choices.