Playing outside

[Delly]

At what age did your parents let outside to play unsupervised?

[Daniel]

in the garden? about 5-6 id imagine....out on the mean streets about 10

[JJ 10 Easy Wishes]

I was allowed out on the street when I was about 8/9 but I grew up in Oldmeldrum (small village) and nae the big city. I can't remember how old your young ones are, but I'd be more concerned about letting Keilan out to play on his own personally

[connie]

As I live in a rubbish countryside village where nothing ever happens, apart from rumours of large black panthers prowling the streets, and old ladies' bins being stolen, I was allowed out to play in my garden unsupervised at about 4 years old. Although I was usually with numerous siblings. And our house really isn't near any roads at all.

Sorry, that was a really useless post.

[Kan' Sharuminar]

Playing in back garden...long as I remember. Going out into the big bad world (of Aberdeen)...since nine, wee.

As long as I didn't come back dead, my parents didn't mind if I strayed. Which was odd

[Skittles]

9/10

mean streets of AYBERdeen

yeah dude

[allstardawn]

i think i was about 5. but i live in ellon where nothing ever happens so.. y'know..

and i want to go and play outside today because it's a nice day

[Guest MerryChristmas]

3 and it was in the street, back garden at 3. i was allowed into the forest with the warning 'watch out for the boars' at 4

[the_beastly_one]

We used to have quite a closely knit group of older kids around, so I was out unsupervised near the house (or more often my grandparents' house) when I was about 7/8, you know, just the round the corner/up the road type stuff, then I suppose it gradually pushed further and further as I got older.

[Fluffy]

i was allowed to play in the garden from a young age, it was fenced in etc

but outside, erm about 7+ i think. where i lived i was near my school and playpark so my parents knew i wouldnt be far.

i can still remeber the day my mum let me go down into the town by myself. this was in thurso mind, not aberdeen

[Skubbs]

As I live in a rubbish countryside village where nothing ever happens' date=' apart from rumours of large black panthers prowling the streets, and old ladies' bins being stolen, I was allowed out to play in my garden unsupervised at about 4 years old. Although I was usually with numerous siblings. And our house really isn't near any roads at all.

Sorry, that was a really useless post.[/quote']

hmm where are you from? I'm near alford and I know someone who CAUGHT one of the black cats..ha ha god country life is so dull. I stayed in Aberdeen til i was 9, and only a few months ago i was told that when I thought I was a "big girl" and unsupervised, my mum actually watched from the window....

Hmm moving to Alford, I was allowed out totally unsupervised at the age of 9/10. But then again my mother is super-duper-over-the-top-protective.

[Guest ()Papaspyrou()]

Whatever you do, don't stop your kid from venturing onto the streets. My neighbour did that and the kid is now a homosexual.......at ten years old!

No, not really. But children need to all enter the streets at about the same time I think. Then again, I loved in Potterton and there's not much dangers of kiddy diddling there and consequently, we played in the forests, streets, hay fields and green fields.

I'm too irresponsible to have children but i'm going to pretend for a minute that I am reponsible and grown up by leaving you a pattern below

Age--------Shit, wheres my kid!

4 ------------------30 metres from the house

6-------------------To a distant neighbours house within loud whistle away

10------------------End of the street and outerlying grazing territories (playparks, shit and shit)

12------------------About 2 miles and cycling distance from nearby villages

14------------------Effectively anywhere

20 n/a

30 n/a

40 n/a

50 n/a

60 n/a

72----------------About 2 miles and cycling distance from nearby villages

74----------------End of the street and outerlying grazing territories

76----------------To a distant neighbours house within loud whistle away

80-----------------30 metres from the house

[Rach_69]

I grew up in a street full of kids, I was allowed in my back garden or in my neighbours gardens (if i was supervised there and back) from about 3ish i htink. Playing in the street about 5ish i think but I had to stay on our side of the road and I wasn't allowed to go further than certain houses in the street so not to venture too far.

[Skubbs]

Yeah but where I lived when I was younger, was an old building...and the back garden was just chuckies (little stones), plus I hated the kids. And they hated my right back....ha ha they thought I was wierd because I hated Boyzone and loved the Doors. (I actually saw one of the kids recently, she looks like a guy.) So I was "watched" to prevent any bullying.

I think its wrong for a parent to let a kid out totally unsupervised thought at a REALLY young age, just now my sis is 7 and battling to be let out by herself. But there's a certain man who you dont exactly want near your kids near by, so motherdear has her reasons.

[Guest ()Papaspyrou()]

General consensus - 5 years old

Makes sense: starting school and chillin with their new homies

[connie]

hmm where are you from? I'm near alford and I know someone who CAUGHT one of the black cats.

DON'T LIE! The big black cats don't exist. It's just idiots who put up signs about them at the end of Wellpark, saying that they eat children and stuff.

And sadly, I don't live near Alford. I live in Daviot.

But I have some ace childhood memories of Alford.

[Penny]

i'm still not allowed out unsupervised..

i get walked to the bus-stop, then the bus-driver looks after me, and at the other end, my friends tie me up and make me drink myself into oblivion.

[Untitled]

i was allowed to go out on my street by the ages of 3/4

but when we moved to a close (i was 5) i allowed to go anywhere :S

kinda scary looking back at it

[Delly]

I have no idea what I am gonna do when it comes to letting my kids out alone my son is 5 starts school next month ( fears for the playground is already there) other parents are talking about letting their kids out alone which is ok for them they live in built up areas where there are plenty of play areas I live on Mugiemoss road rather a scary thought to let him out alone.

I was thinking 10 for unsupervised play outside - I have been slated for this being told he wil get bullied and have no confidence. And yes I am over protective or maybe I just worry too much. just waiting for the days of being able to afford a huge house with a huge garden with a fence just to give my kids some freedom.

[Delly]

but I'd be more concerned about letting Keilan out to play on his own personally

I totally agree!