we let our 11 year old play out until 6.45 p.m. he says that we are treating him like a baby, he also wants to go up the town but we say no. he wants to play out until dark but we think that is to late. do you think we should give him a little more freedom?
2007-03-31 06:36:34 · 10 answers · asked by A R 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
maybe till 7 on school night and a little later on weekends,i would not let him go into town tho, maybe to the shops if it is still light and he is with a friend, does he want to hang around with his friends, if so do u know his friends or their parents, also is there any space around where u live, maybe he could play in front or around the house till late then u can still keep a eye on them or at least u know there are close if anything happens, it all depends on how mature he is, do u trust him to behave and not go around getting into trouble, hope all this helps, sorry no kids myself.....
2007-04-01 05:27:57 · answer #1 · answered by ral 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Till dark. Once in a while I'll let my son, who just turned 12, hang out outside in my front yard or the next door neighbors front yard after dark, but not all that often. I don't know your town at all, but I do let my son walk to 7-11 by himself or with a friend, 2 blocks away. But he doesn't hang out up town (or down town). Maybe next year when he is 13.
But the fact remains that you are the parent. And what you say goes.
2007-03-31 06:41:03 · answer #2 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I was 11, I had pretty much the same issues with my parents. They were treating me like a baby & I hated it. When I turned 12, they eventually started letting me stay out later. I was a drug addict by the time I was 16. :)
I don't let my 11 year old stay out, but we live in Vegas & Vegas pretty much sucks :) I might let him stay out until dark if we lived in a sleepy little town. I just make sure he has plenty of things to play on & with in the back yard & lots of board games in the closet that we can play together.
2007-03-31 06:43:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always let my kids stay out until it just started to get dark, but just on the weekends. Not on school nights. As for going to town, no way...they were much older.
2007-03-31 06:46:52 · answer #4 · answered by deb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*** i don't know...is he gonna be out chucking mud balls at cars?! there were two young boys (prob 10-13 yrs old) out last night at about 8 pm doin that... smoked my car about 3 or 4 times while i was at a stop sign. i didn't know what the h*ll it was at first. lil buggers...thinkin their parents should've had THEM in. but no, the good ones have to go home early and the rotten ones can stay out all nite
2007-03-31 06:46:57 · answer #5 · answered by meme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, u dont want ur kid to get frustuated because then that will lead to something else lik he wont trust u because he thinks u guys are treatring him like a little kid.....just let him play till 8 and just check on him to make sure his alright......
2007-03-31 06:42:58 · answer #6 · answered by jenifer 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just a bit 7:30 pm
2007-03-31 06:39:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
u r doing ok..but if he's in siting..1 hr more wud b ok!
2007-03-31 06:53:28 · answer #8 · answered by ky11 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7 pm is okay.
2007-03-31 06:45:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
until it gets dark/dusk
2007-03-31 06:40:31 · answer #10 · answered by Ally 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋