Do you think its to dangerous for 10 year olds to play outside with 16 other 10-13 year olds?

Question

Me and my friend are 10 and my parents let me play outsde with the other kids. Almost all of us can onlu go 3 blocks left and 3 blocks up and down. Evereybody knowss each other ahd there are no cars because its boring here. My freinds parents only lets him play in his back yard or stay on his block. My freind wants to convince them to be able to play at the other blocks because we play a game where you hide every where and sneak around. What should he say? Also is there something that can tell you where something is? Do you think its to dangerous?

Answer 1

isn't this what kids do at school???

Answer 2

I think a 10 year old should beable to run the neighborhood as long as they check in from time to time.

Tell your friend to ask for walkie talkies for christmas or his b-day then his mom can check on him whenever she gets nervous.

Answer 3

sounds alrite to me. but you are to young to be here

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Answer 4

here's the anwser:

1) If the neighbors are nice and friendly, and you know them, You should not be worried,

2) If the neighbors are violent, No. That's not good.

13 - 16 year olds can be violent,(Can be gone into police, some are gangsters, and some like pretty rude about that.

Answer 5

Your friends parents are responsible for him and they have set limits to where he can go.  He needs to follow his parents rules not what other kids want him to do  period.  

Answer 6

Honestly, I wouldn't allow it either.

I grew up in 80's and this was very common. My friends & I would be all over our neighborhood. We'd even right across another neighborhood to a small store to buy candy. Miles away from home. It was safe then and times were different.

My kids are 12, 8 & 6. I don't let my 12yr old go outside unless I'm watching. I know many other parents are the exact same.

Today kids are not safe with other kids. You never know what will happen. Plus people can SUE for crazy reasons. You just never know and it is best to play safe.

I wish more than anything I could let my kids do this. I use to feel so free and we've play outside for hours running through yards, riding bikes, playing hide & seek, making up games . . . a great time. I hate it that my kids can't have that fun & it breaks my heart.

Parents don't do this to be mean. I homeschool my kids & I WOULD LOVE TO SEND MY 12yr old outside with other kids & my younger two too maybe for some PEACE & QUIET. Boy would that be wonderful.

But you can't. I've heard stories of parents taking other parents to court because the kids in their neighborhood are to loud! I read on a message board one woman was being taken to court because HER KIDS WERE TO LOUD IN THEIR POOL & this wasn't at night either it was around 4pm.

It's a sad and crazy world these days. Grow up well and change it. please. ; )

Answer 7

i would do that, when i was 8 my parents let me and a friend walk around the block by ourselves and explore a little clearing at the end of our street.  people might say that it's not safe, but we have so much media today, that they exploit every little thing.  there is less than a one in a million chance that someone would get kidnapped, and there's even less of a chance of getting kidnapped by a stranger.  i would just make sure one or two kids have a cell phone with them, but everyone doesn't need one.  when i have kids, i'll let them play outside by themselves, they'll just have to check in every now and then.  and a long as you don't disturb anything or anyone you should be fine.

isn't that like in sports, parents leave 20 or so kids with one adult?