5YO and 3YO just can’t seem to NOT get in trouble

[Anonymous]

Re: the comment above - I agree. I must not have read the OP thoroughly. You cannot let a 5 and.3 year old play outside without supervision. It may actually be illegal. They could run into the street. Secure your doors with top locks they can't reach immediately. Also, kids these ages need supervision - like others have said, not next to them 24/7, but reasonably close. This is how tragedies happen. You see stories on the news of dressers falling on toddlers - why was a 2 year old in their room alone long enough for that to happen?

[Anonymous]

Humm...you title explains it all: "5yo and 3yo" What else is need to explain?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, my kids are the same ages of yours and I was thinking about this post while I was laying in bed this morning. I am kind of horrified that you allow your 3YO to go outside unsupervised. That is wildly inappropriate and unsafe. You mention that they are allowed to play in the driveway. Driveways lead to streets. What happens when one of them chases a ball into the street right when a car is coming?

Are you that parent who lets their 3YO play outside with the other neighborhood kids unsupervised, putting the onus on other parents who ARE superivising their kids to also supervise yours?

Or worse, is it the neighbor kids who, while old enough to be outside without an adult, are neither old enough nor being compensated for babysitting your child?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Re: the comment above - I agree. I must not have read the OP thoroughly. You cannot let a 5 and.3 year old play outside without supervision. It may actually be illegal. They could run into the street. Secure your doors with top locks they can't reach immediately. Also, kids these ages need supervision - like others have said, not next to them 24/7, but reasonably close. This is how tragedies happen. You see stories on the news of dressers falling on toddlers - why was a 2 year old in their room alone long enough for that to happen?

Page 2, OP tried to explain. It made it worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are expecting too much and your kids need closer supervision. Your expectations are not age appropriate. Many of the things you list should be routines (that your kids need help with) and not rules at this age.

I agree.
Also, are you not with them when they are riding bikes/scooters?

Only eat and drink at table? Are they not allowed to have a dry not-so-messy snack or water while their are in basement? How about outside?
Your rules are weird, and your kids aren't "getting into trouble" their being kids and you are the one who makes their normal behaviors a problem