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Aibu to be pissed off about neighbours complaining their kids behind in school but let them run around outside until bedtime?

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Bookwanderer · 20/04/2023 18:59

My neighbours have been bitching about the school & that their kids school reports haven't been great.. However the second the kids are home from school their out playing until around 9pm even in the winter.. Most days they have friends home with them too.. They can't really blame the school can they?!!

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Bookwanderer · 21/04/2023 19:49

Exactly the teachers are pulled & dragged in all directions as it is..

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Saltired · 21/04/2023 20:06

SlippySarah · 21/04/2023 19:36

It's not about parents teaching part time to give teachers an excuse not to bother. That isn't the only alternative to playing out. It's about supporting and reinforcing their learning with activities at home such as reading, having conversations about their day or discussing what's going on in the world, encouraging creative play such as drawing and lego, contributing to the household by learning to cook or do chores. Outside play is great but there should be room made for other things if you want well rounded, educated children.

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Unless the OP literally watches these children leave their parents car at 3:10pm, and not re-enter their homes until 9pm, at which point the children are immediately ushered into their bedrooms with no interaction, every single day, then OP has no idea of what happens.

Also, the children must not return to their house for food during this time.

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