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[quote=Anonymous]We live in an old, urban-ish suburban neighborhood (walking distance to DC border). So I'm not quite comfortable letting my 7-y-o go somewhere completely on her own d/t traffic + lack of sidewalks in some places.

If she has a friend over to our backyard, in theory they don't need to be *directly* supervised, and weren't really pre-COVID, starting around 6.5. I or another adult has been supervising-- at least keeping kids in sight-- since COVID, out of an abundance of caution. Just wanted to make sure they keep masks on and some sort of distance. But honestly the few friends we do this with have proven to be excellent at taking precautions, so I don't think it's entirely needed now.

In terms of running over to someone's house or the playground (1/3 mile away), I've been letting her "practice" by walking a block or so ahead of me where I can still see her. I think when she's 8, I'd be fine with her going by herself... though admittedly letting her play without ANY adult supervision at the playground in particular seems like it will still be a bit premature until... maybe closer to 9. Someone else's backyard is fine IMO. [/quote]

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