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December 2010 Moms
bumpuser260585
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Playing outside alone
bumpuser260585
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At what age is it okay to let kids play outside alone?
This may be a FFC, but while I was making dinner tonight I left J playing outside on the patio. I had the door and window open and could see him the whole time. He just played with his sidewalk chalk and Buzz Lightyear toy. I'm not going to make a habit of it, but it was nice to cook without him underfoot.
This may be a FFC, but while I was making dinner tonight I left J playing outside on the patio. I had the door and window open and could see him the whole time. He just played with his sidewalk chalk and Buzz Lightyear toy. I'm not going to make a habit of it, but it was nice to cook without him underfoot.
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Re: Playing outside alone
I am totally not ready for this yet! And maybe not until they are like 7 years old!
(FWIW, I'm also not judging at all - the women on this board are amazing mama's and I know you make the best decisions based on your situation!)
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I felt that he was safe, but I did worry the whole time. I'm working on not b
I guess it totally depends on where you live & how your yard is set up.
For us, I wouldn't let DS out by himself till he's a lot older. Our yard is fenced in on 3 sides - the driveway runs along the side of the house, back to a detached gara
We have two big sliding glass doors in the loving room and a window from the kitchen that look out into our backyard and side patio where his sand table is. And it's fully p
From my kitchen window, I can't see the backyard. I can't see the front yard either. So, I wouldn't feel comfortable letting G play out there by himself.
My next door neighbor has a rottie and in the middle of the night one time I saw
My little man at 0-1-2
If we had a setup like yours we'd let B play outside by himself.
We're in a townhouse that shares a wall with one other townhouse. We have a small patio that opens onto the shared carport/driveway area. I have left him in there
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We have a fully fenced yard with a 6 foot privacy fence all around...but I'm not ready for her to be out there alone yet. There are portions I can't see from my kitchen (on the sides of the house) and it just makes me nervous. Probably next year
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BFP #3 Finn born 8/11/15
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It really depends on the yard situation. If I could see DD and she was within earshot and I knew she was safe on the patio I would be ok with it for a short period of time.
We have plans to fix up this little area of my moms yard that used