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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have neighbors (and an entire street) like that. Multiple houses have kids that come out, knock on doors, and hang around to see if kids can play. When kid(s) can play, parents say yes. When kid(s) can't, we say no. It's not super difficult. We know the jam.

The main rule for all of us neighbors is that the kids stay outside. They wander from one backyard to the next. They don't go inside so no one has to clean anything up. And no kids on screens. If it's raining, they don't play together. But mainly their on swings, bikes, sandpits or whatever is outside.

Honestly, OP, it's great babysitting if you can send them outside. If love this setup. Our kids get so much unplanned, free range play. Yay, childhood. [/quote]

Same here, but I think the parents dropping the kid off and taking off is the crux of the issue. And OP isn't comfortable with them playing in her yard unsupervised (although I don't think she needs to be watching the entire time, just check in every so often).[/quote]

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