Do you let your kids out of your sight at the playground?
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Anonymous
| Now that DS is 4 he runs around quite a bit at parks and playgrounds. Today we were at a park that had a steep hill. He was playing on the hill with some other kids and when they went on the other side he was out of my sight. I was seated on a bench maybe 15 feet away but I really wanted to stand and hover by the hill, bc the park exit was on the other side and DS could have exercised bad judgment and gone up on the sidewalk leading to the street (he’s not a runner but he’s a wanderer- it would be out of character for him to wander away from me but if he was with another child who knows) or someone could have taken him. I felt really uncomfortable but also felt stupid about being uncomfortable. I kept anxiously staring at the hill waiting for a visual every 15 seconds or so. Just wondering what others do. |
Anonymous
| No they were never out of my sight at that age |
Anonymous
| No |
Anonymous
| Tell you child he has to always be able to see you and you need to walk over and be near him. 4 is very young. |
Anonymous
| At 4 no. Now my kid is 7 I sometimes do if she is with friends. |
Anonymous
| No, I have a 4 year old too and I don’t let him out of my sight at parks/playgrounds. I do feel a bit overprotective at times but this is something that I think is a legitimate concern. |
Anonymous
| Never |
Anonymous
Trust your mom instincts. If you feel uncomfortable with a situation, don't ever let yourself feel stupid for acting on those instincts. 
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Anonymous
| Not at 4. That is little. |
Anonymous
| Not at 4. Kids are 7 and 8 and I still keep an eye on them. |
Anonymous
| No, certainly not at four, They'd have to be considerably older. |
Anonymous
| At four? Yes, but it was kinda by default. When my oldest was 4, my youngest was an active toddler who needed my close attention. Now that my youngest is 4, she tends to stay with my now 6-year-old and they wander a lot. But we tend to go to parks that I know we’ll and are fenced in or have minimal blind spots. |
Anonymous
| Nope. No way. |
Anonymous
| Yes. But we only go to familiar parks that aren’t too huge. I have 3 kids. Anyone who says they don’t let kids out of their sight at all must have only children? It’s good for them to exercise independence and take risks within safe boundaries. |
Anonymous
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Not at four unless it was all fenced in or he was with his older brother.
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