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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom used to do this. She'd wake up and let us is, but she'd be pissed as hell. [/quote]

But you kept doing it, so it did not really stop you, then?[/quote]

Because mom let them back in.

If she had made them stay out until 6:00 AM bet they would have stopped.

Why are the police involved in this?[/quote]

Because our responsibilities as parents include making sure that our kids have a safe place to sleep at night, and an age appropriate level of supervision.

A 13 year old spending the night in the backyard with no shelter and no way to access the house, isn't safe.  [/quote]

He was in the backyard, not in a dark alley somewhere.  How was this not safe?  My son (age 6) LOVES sleeping out in the backyard in the summer.[/quote]

If you your six year old chooses to sleep outside under the shelter of a tent, with a way to contact you (e.g. an unlocked door, or a cell phone, or a doorbell that will wake you up so you can answer it), if he gets scared, needs the bathroom, or sees someone come into the yard, then that's a different situation.  To be honest, I'd probably still sleep in the tent with them at 6, but I don't think you're neglectful to do otherwise.

If you sent your six year old, or 13 year old, to sleep outside without their consent, shelter, or a way to come back inside if there's a problem, then yes, in my opinion, that's neglect.[/quote]

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