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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry your free childcare is gone OP. My kids don’t like the cold.[/quote]

Op here. None of the parents were outside, just the kids. 6-13 year olds in elementary and middle school.

Do your kids play at recess?

I’m curious, do many kids not like cold weather?

We are in the DMV, not too cold not too snowy in these months either.[/quote]

Your kids were still out of your hair and now their entertainment is gone. I’m in the DMV and no my kids don’t want to play outside when it’s 40. Do you let the neighbors play inside your home?[/quote]

My child (7) still plays outside but bundles up.  The issue is it gets dark early and he now gets more homework.  He had 3-5 neighbor kids who would come over with their bikes and play in the various yards until it was almost dark then go home for homework, and dinner.  Now I invite the kids over during the week, but usually parents say no because it's dark/dinner/homework.

Also before dumb daylight savings, kids would walk/bike home on their own (I would text a heads up they were leaving), but now since it's dark I have to walk them back or a parent picks them up.  Weekends they still hang out, but I have seen the majority don't want to play outside as much anymore.  My child loves being outside (I don't project this on him, I don't like the cold).

My kid always wants to play outside, but many of the neighbor kids don't when it is cold.  Many are still wearing shorts ?

The other neighborhood kids also all have video games (we do not), so when they are at those houses they get put in front of screens. I don't mind if a parent asks or if it is for some of the playtime, but 99% of the time every other playdate that is inside at these other homes revolve around some type of screen.  We don't do that unless we specifically say "movie night" or we are watching them for more than 4 hours then sometimes they can watch, but I usually text and confirm.  We also only use iPads on long car rides not as a form of child care daily.

We buy those flying airplanes, boomerangs, laser guns, archery, and all sorts of outside toys so the kids can have fun activities outside.  You could always buy some things so the kids will run around in your yard and text a couple of the parents and see if the kids want to play in your yard for a bit after school?  [/quote]

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