Kids Playing Outside

I don't think you are over protective .It is better to be careful.Your son is so little and there are some people who trade in children there.

I can understand why little Keith wants to be outside with the nice weather. But with your allergies and the twins I can see why you can't be out there a lot. Things have changed so much since my boys were his age. If I had little ones his age I wouldn't let them be out very long by them self. One never knows what can happen any more. Pretty sad isn't it?

I think u are being very smart to be like this. Of course my children are grown but i have grands & i do not let them play out by themselves not even my oldest who will be 9 in july. I always sit out on the doorstop when he's outside. It's a shame that kids can't play out like i did. We stayed out till dark alot of days & noone ever thought a thing about it.

You are not at all over protective. In this world that we live in today you need to keep four eyes on your kids at all times. There is no way if I had young kids today, would I let them be outside without me watching over them. I will be in New Mexico in about fourteen days and I will be watching my two granddaughters. There will not be allowed outside unless I'm out there with them. I feel so bad for your 3 year old not being able to go outside. That has to be hard for him. How about if the twins were in a stroller or carriage and you had a mask over your mouth and nose you couldn't go our for about an hour so he can get some sunshine and play alittle?

No. I don't let my 2 year old play outside a lone either. There is always someone outside. This world you are never sure who is around and what they will do and so on. Yeah I do live in a great neighbor hood and there is a lot of little kids that live I'm the area as well all around my daughters age.

Do you know where your children are at all times of the day? Do you have any measures in place? Do you know about their friendships and chats with strangers and who their friends are? Predators lurk in families and where you least expect them. Sometimes they are your next-door neighbor, sometimes that friendly person you met in church. Take nothing for granted. Set up a neighborhood watch. Make sure you know the names of those new kids who sometimes join the group. And do not fall for that old trick: 'can you help me look for the dog? He was just here a minute ago.' Child snatching is a practiced art for molesters and kidnappers. Teach your kids to be streetwise and not to talk to strangers.

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I like to let the kids play outside in the backyard, my backyard is gated and surrounded so I don't worry they play outside as long as I keep checking on them and hear them, also my dog would guard them too, that makes it better I would rather them to play outside than sticking to the television or ipad, fortunately it seems like my son likes to play outside more than the playing with the electronics so far.

I agree with you. I remember when my kids were 3 years old. I never let them out by themselves. I always went with them. I live in the city, so we have a nice size yard that is all fenced in. And I still never let them out by themselves. Now that they are older no problem. As for playing in the front of the house, not here. With all that traffic and people, anything can happen.

My children are not allowed to play outside by themselves either. In the house we are in now we have no fence at all and I hate it! In our old house we had a fenced yard all the way around the back yard, and the back door which I would constantly look out to check on them. If we had a fenced back yard here I would let my kids go back there and play. But I would constantly check on them through the window or the door and I would leave a window open so I could hear them constantly. My kids are also a little older, my oldest is 7 years old so if something was wrong she knows to scream like crazy! You can never be too careful now a days your right about that. It's a scary world we live in! =(

You are right unless you have a fenced in yard which many of us do not have the luxury of having. I grew up with a big back yard, which my kids have never had.

Oh Shelly, I am with you..I never let me children outside without me sitting out there with me...Even when I went inside to the bath room they had to come inside...You are so right, the world we live in is so disrespectful and mean I would never leave a child outside alone, I don't care what anyone say about being to over protective. I didn't even live in the country I lived in city and without a big yard for my children to play in..so I certainly was not leaving them outside...NEVER...NEVER...so better safe that sorry...

I always go outside with my younger grandchildren. Mostly we go to the park and play.

I loved growing up in a rural area. Sorry about the allergies

With my first two children,both girls, (in their 30th now)we lived in the country and they played outside with someone checking on them every once in a while. My second two children -boys- (17 and 18 now) played outside but were checked on pretty often because we were living in town and although we had a fenced in yard they had to play in the backyard and stay out of the front yard unless someone was with them. We now are back on the family place in what use to be the country but now so many people have moved in that it seems like a small city. My Grandsons (8 and 10)comes after school and i am a nervous wreck when they are outside and am constantly either outside checking on them or watching them from the window (yeah i know paranoid). but as screwed up as the world has gotten children are not safe even in their own yard so you have to be vigilant. I cringe to think what my great-grand children are going to think normal "play" time is. The little mites are probably going to look like pale little vampires because being outside is just to big a risk for their parents to take. It's sad but true!

i always accompany my son since he is just too small to let him go outside.. i always beside my son specially outside because you are right the world today is not a safe place anymore even kids now are victims of crimes so we should always be responsible in taking care of our children..

I won't let my kid go out alone even if he's four now,your choice is right,but I noticed that you said you have fence in front of you door,I guess this can prevent most of incidents.Maybe you can improve your fence that it can't open by kid,and move everything that could harm your kid out of the front garden,then you can sit by the window and watch them playing around.It's a beautiful scene,isn't it? ^_^