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[quote=jjconcern]You have received many good replies to your post about supervision so I will try not to repeat.  For the most part silent supervision,where you become part of the background, is the best way to go once children reach 4 or 5 yrs of age when they are experienced enough to know what is safe play.  Observing rather than interfering unless your child is being bullied by a group of children at which time you need to step in to let the troublemakers know that your child will be defended and that their behavior is unacceptable.  Otherwise  observe what happens and talk to your child afterwards about how they handled a problem situation and what they might  do instead if it happened to them the next time- rather than to interfere at the time.  If they themselves are misbehaving-step in to let them know that people don't act that way to others so that they learn what is unacceptable behavior.  Even as adolescents, your teens need to know that you trust them but that your job as a smart parent will be to know what they are doing- such as randomly  checking phone and email, social media.  Your supervision job doesn't end in elementary school if you are wise.  Spoken as a school psychologist in a large high school and mother of 3 grandmother of 9.  Best wishes to you in your parenting journey!![/quote]

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