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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are two children around 9 and 3 (could be younger but I would guess 3-ish) who come up onto our street.

Last night, I was grilling (old school charcoal style) in our driveway. I ran in to grab the heads of corn to add to the grill and the older one scootered up and around the grill. I was watching from my cell phone on the security camera. It seems he wanted to look at the grill right after I went inside. As I was coming back out I saw him scooter back out of the driveway. I considered hollering out to him but something inside of me thought it was not my place to  safety speech the child.

I see them around often, both are well dressed but are constantly playing in the streets. I’ve yet to see parents.

Is it out of place to ask where they live so that I can raise the safety concerns to the parents?

MYOB? [/quote]

Just talk to the kids directly.  It’s not hard to warn them of hot grills.  It’s way more work - and therefore a bigger deal - to gossip about the kids until you find their parents, go to their home, and scold the parents.  If you’re really worried about safety (and not just judging), then just tell the kid what is unsafe instead of watching unsafe things on your phone and doing nothing at the time. [/quote]

+1. I'd tell them to stay off my driveway in a loud, serious voice. Don't worry about yelling at someone else's kids. These particular kids are part of your "village" whether you want them or not.[/quote]

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