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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP.  Thanks for the input.  DD is only 2 so I'm not familiar with how it is with older kids.  The playground we regularly go to is for younger kids, like under 5, and these kids tend to be pretty well supervised.  Maybe 20% of the kids who come to the playground are on the older side and they are much less supervised.  A repeat scenario I've seen is where an older kid (like 5 or 6) is being annoying, but not dangerous to a much younger kid and refuses to back down when reproached by the caregiver of the younger child.  For example, blocking the one slide on the playground so no one can use it.  When it happens to me and DD, I ask politely at first for the kid to stop and if he doesn't, I tell him he's not being nice and take DD away.  It's kind of an awkward situation because most kids who are so much younger are not going to stand up to a five or six year old and the caregiver can do only so much.  It's one thing if a five or six year old is on a playground with kids their own age, but what if they're with kids who are much younger?  Does it still make sense to let them play mostly unsupervised?  I'm not trying to lead anyone to a certain answer; as a FTM of a young 2 year old, I'm still new at this and trying to figure things out.[/quote]

OP, I think you're doing just fine.  We were all you, and you sound reasonable and nice, but try to remember that 5 and 6 year olds are not "big kids."  I get Annoyed when a bratty kid is unsupervised near me too, but just try to remember how little they are.  For the kid who is blocking the slide, you could try engaging them - ask their name, tell them your kids name, etc.  I think you'll see how young 5 really is if you engage.  But in general, I think a parent should have their eye on a kid that age. [/quote]

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