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[quote=Anonymous]30 minutes is going to be unreasonable. It will be pretty hard for him to remember to stop playing and check in, especially if the kids are playing outside and he has to go inside and ask to use the parents' phone.

I agree with bike safety rules but don't really get why he can't walk his bike up a hill if the hill is too hard.

I think calling before switching houses might be too restrictive. What if he's at a friend's house and they want to go to the neighbor's yard. Or two yards down? 3? I wouldn't expect a kid of 8 to be able to make that judgment call, and it's a lot of pressure to put on a kid to stop and go use a parent's phone when everyone else goes next door to play. Maybe he has to call before going to a different street or something more general than calling when changing houses.

Or get a cheap phone so he can text quick updates if you think he's responsible enough, but kids play hard and phones break or get lost.

I'd also talk about water/pool rules and be strict with those.[/quote]

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