My DS is 11. He's a lovely personality, very outgoing and fun. He seems to have lots of nice friends in school.
Outside of school he has become friends with a group of boys in the area. They are grand kids but they seem to be allowed so a lot more than I allow my DS to do.
For example, they are allowed out around the streets until 10:30pm. They are allowed go to shopping centre 30 mins walk away and all have phones and lots of spare cash.
My Ds has no phone although we have agreed to get him one soon. We allow him out to play until 9:30 (during summer months) but has to be where we can see him, he's not allowed leave our area which is a large housing estate.
These boys are kind of the 'cool' gang, I'm worried sick about what they might start doing in next few years of rules are so relaxed already.
Ds looks up to them and things they are great. There are soMe lovely kids in his class who's parents would be on the same level as us but Ds is just not interested in playing with them. I think we are very easy going but in comparison to his friends parents, we are coming across very strict. He is upset he has no phone, has to be in early, has to go to bed much earlier then them and isn't given money every day.
I'm so worried about what the future holds. It worries me how much he idolises these kids