Do you tell other kids to keep distance when their parents are present?

[Anonymous]

We have a ton of kids in our neighborhood. Many of them are playing with each other. We let our kids ride their bikes around and we often see other kids. Sometimes kids will go right up to my kids. I will ask them to please not get so close if their parents don’t in a few seconds. Is this rude?

[Anonymous]

Only if they are in your yard. Otherwise just tell your kids to keep their own distance.

[Anonymous]

So I should tell my kids to back up when they are approached?

[Anonymous]

No. If other people won't parent their kids in a way that affects you or your kids, then you need to do it. If the other parents don't want you to tell their kids to back up then they should do it.

But tell your kids to KEEP PEDALING and not stop. Yell "hi Jayden!" and KEEP GOING.

[Anonymous]

If I see other kids get too close, I remind my own children that we need to stay 6 feet apart. No need to address the neighbor's kids.

[Anonymous]

I just tell my own kids that they need to move or back-up to keep their distance unless they’re sitting in a chair or something and someone ran over is the only time I might say something.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I remind other children to move apart when they get too close. My child tries, but he can't help it if someone is following him or trying to use his toys. I hate it, but it is what it is.

[Anonymous]

I think its fine to say it.

[Anonymous]

Totally, 100% fine to say it. And empower your kids to do the same. If the parents or kids get upset, well ... too bad. This is a real pandemic and people are, you know, DYING.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t really care if you said it to my kid but I do think in public social distancing works both ways and if you want more room you can also move.

I get that it’s hard with kids - I would care if someone said to my kid - we are social distancing so we like to be a little farther etc.

[Anonymous]

^^would NOT care

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a ton of kids in our neighborhood. Many of them are playing with each other. We let our kids ride their bikes around and we often see other kids. Sometimes kids will go right up to my kids. I will ask them to please not get so close if their parents don’t in a few seconds. Is this rude?

just do a small cough

[Anonymous]

I think you can just say to your own kids, so the other kids can hear, "make sure to stay 6 feet apart!" That sends the message without really directly disciplining other people's kids.

[Anonymous]

My kids both had to say it themselves while out walking the dog, because some kids were running up to them and getting in their faces.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I see other kids get too close, I remind my own children that we need to stay 6 feet apart. No need to address the neighbor's kids.

I did this multiple times and this one kid (whose parents are both working in ICUs) kept coming over to my kids. His grandma was watching him and not saying anything. So finally after my kids responded that they were listening to me I just talked to the other kid and reminded him of our rules. But honestly he’s so difficult to deal with that we’ve just stopped going outside when he’s there.