Would you let your 5&6 year old play at the park alone ?

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We live on a new build estate with a play area, it's very visible to all of the houses , we live in a very nice area crime rates are low. My girls are 5&6 years old , I don't feel comfortable with them going to the play area alone even in a group of other young children but unsure if this is too strict I want them to enjoy themselves and have fun. Right now I take them but they really want to go by themselves with their friends without an adult. The park is not visible from our house but only 1 minute walk. Just wondered what everyone else does at this age xx

No, I wouldn’t.

NO!

No, far too young.

Definitely not, especially if the park is not visible from your house.

Never

Okay thank you. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't being too strict. X

Maybe 7 and 8 but not 5 and 6 100 percent

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Not yet. If I could see it from my house, then maybe...

tell them you'll think about it next summer, but for now it's a 'No' (to stop them pestering!!)

No.

Would you let your 5&6 year old play at the park alone ?

NO

No absolutely not. Especially if the park isn't visible from your house.
Thats too young for me. And dont rely too much on it being a low crime area, child abduction can happen anywhere.

You'll probably get mixed responses on here, as i am always quite shocked by the responses in MN to this type of question, but my attitude is always that I'm not going to ever regret being overprotective, but I certainly would have regrets if anything ever happened to my children.

Yes completely agree. My gut feeling was a definite no but because the mum of their friends lets her little girl go as long as she's with other kids on the street who are not older than 6! (she's only 5 ) I second guessed myself x

Hell, no.

No, not in a million years. Also, don’t rely on random older kids to watch out for them / supervise as part of the group. They might be perfectly trustworthy and responsible, or they might be telling them inappropriate things, swearing, getting them to push boundaries in terms of leaving the park etc, or just randomly leave them there as they have to go home etc.

Yes thank you I did worry about this . I feel a lot better about my decision now x

Another big no.

Absolutely not.

You say it's very visible from all houses, so I would but only if I was watching from the window all the time.

Yes this is the thing. If it was visible from my house I would let them but it is not at all visible from my house or their friends house.

Oh sorry, just seen you said not visible from your house. In that case, no.

no it might be visible but would be difficult for you to watch from your house, uncomfortable
and you are a minute away

oh i also misread that it was visible.
then no again.

My worry was by the time my little girl goes off the estate my oldest child would have to then run back and tell me and it's all just too much i definitely feel better knowing so many agree. I don't want to be too strict but 5&6 is still very young and my younger doesn't listen 🙈🤣x

There's a huge difference between age 5 and age 8/9 in terms of playing out or with others, I thought I was quite advanced letting my 8/9 year olds play round our very safe neighbourhood back in the day, Earlier than that, no.

No I wouldn't.