concerns about some children

andrealm

arran_m wrote: »

I dont get it. Folk go on about "the good old days" where children were out playing in the streets all day, yet when a parent allows their children some freedom some busy body thinks their being neglective!

What would be better, a child plonked infront of the tv all day and night or one outside playing? The clothing is not an issue, and obviously the parents feel that the area is safe for the child to quite rightly play unattended.

At 3 years old? All kids are different, but even if the area is "safe" it's unlikely to be totally free of cars and I'm not sure how much road sense children that age have.

At that age, what would be better might be for a parent to be watching them while they play out, wearing clothes suitable for the weather.

andrealm

arran_m wrote: »

I dont get it. Folk go on about "the good old days" where children were out playing in the streets all day, yet when a parent allows their children some freedom some busy body thinks their being neglective!

What would be better, a child plonked infront of the tv all day and night or one outside playing? The clothing is not an issue, and obviously the parents feel that the area is safe for the child to quite rightly play unattended.

At 3 years old? All kids are different, but even if the area is "safe" it's unlikely to be totally free of cars and I'm not sure how much road sense children that age have.

At that age, what would be better might be for a parent to be watching
them while they play out the front, wearing clothes suitable for the
weather. Or playing in an enclosed garden where they can't get out on to the road. Seems a good alternative to watching TV day and night or letting them roam the streets unsupervised in their underwear.

Vaila

andrealm wrote: »

At 3 years old? All kids are different, but even if the area is "safe" it's unlikely to be totally free of cars and I'm not sure how much road sense children that age have.

At that age, what would be better might be for a parent to be watching
them while they play out the front, wearing clothes suitable for the
weather. Or playing in an enclosed garden where they can't get out on to the road. Seems a good alternative to watching TV day and night or letting them roam the streets unsupervised in their underwear.

You dont know if the children are playing in their street so their parents can keep an eye on them, you dont know if the girl was with her friends or siblings. The op should mind her own business or tell the girls mother she is concerned that a 3 year old cant walk about topless and not be stitched to their mothers hip!

jinky67

peachyprice wrote: »

The world is the same place it was 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years ago, there are no more children abducted or abused, we just know more about it due to the amount of information available at the push of a button.

If all you are worried about is her lack of clothing then I think you'd be best to keep that to yourself, it says far more about you than the child's parents.

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hear hear

andrealm

arran_m wrote: »

You dont know if the children are playing in their street so their parents can keep an eye on them, you dont know if the girl was with her friends or siblings. The op should mind her own business or tell the girls mother she is concerned that a 3 year old cant walk about topless and not be stitched to their mothers hip!

You don't know either so I'm not sure how you can be so certain that it was sensible for them to be out on their own. As I said, all children are different, maybe they are sensible for their age but many 3 year olds just don't have the maturity to be out in the street on their own, as they might run out in front of a car. And I've never seen children outside in their underwear, except on the beach or at a paddling pool and never in March.

balletshoes

If the only concern is the little girl running around in her knickers/with no top on at 6.30 on a Saturday early evening, when there are other children playing around in the same street, then in my opinion thats not a reason to worry unduly. If the same child had no access to her home, or was running about the street on her own, that would be different to me, and I'd probably escort her to her house to make sure her parent/guardian knew where she was.

The kids in my street (quiet, family homes on one side and pensioner homes on the other, but not a cul-de-sac) regularly pop along the street from one garden/house to another, they have done since they started going to school. Just because a parent isn't hanging out their window or out in the front garden with them, doesn't mean they aren't being looked out for. I look out for my neighbours kids as well as my own, and I know the same applies for my DD.

balletshoes

andrealm wrote: »

You don't know either so I'm not sure how you can be so certain that it was sensible for them to be out on their own. As I said, all children are different, maybe they are sensible for their age but many 3 year olds just don't have the maturity to be out in the street on their own, as they might run out in front of a car.

And I've never seen children outside in their underwear, except on the beach or at a paddling pool and never in March.

my neighbours grandson whips his top off at the first sign of the weakest sunlight, and he has done ever since I've known him, aged 2 :rotfl:. He's been out on the street this year with his top off lol.

andrealm

balletshoes wrote: »

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my neighbours grandson whips his top off at the first sign of the weakest sunlight, and he has done ever since I've known him, aged 2 :rotfl:. He's been out on the street this year with his top off lol.

Taking your top off isn't the same as being out in just your pants though.

jinky67

andrealm wrote: »

Taking your top off isn't the same as being out in just your pants though.

what's so wrong with only wearing pants?
ok it may not be the time of year for it, but its not a crime!

Blackpool_Saver

How can any of you think it is ok for a female child to be out in the street half naked, have you all gone mad?????