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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] 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]

Yes, it does.  However, playing mostly unsupervised doesn't mean you don't keep an eye on them in case issues arise.  It means you aren't hovering over them.  [/quote]

Right.  I doubt many parents are just leaving their kids that age at the playground with literally no supervision.  They mean that they are sitting on a bench nearby, enjoying their coffee and chatting with other parents, and not hovering.

We've been going to a playground that has an area marked for 2-5 year-olds.  I don't supervise my now-five-year-old closely, even though there are two-year-olds (and younger) there.  It's an appropriate place for her to play, and I don't feel the need to run interference between her and the toddlers.  She's not going to break them.  [/quote]

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