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Leigh 09:50 AM 05-19-2016
Originally Posted by nothingwithoutjoy:
I'm so jealous! I live on a quiet street and my yard is surrounded by clear boundaries (strip of trees, raspberries, some fenced parts, etc.) and I can only let 7-and-up outside without me. Could be 5 and up if I had a 4-foot fence. I think it's so dumb. If a 5 year old wants to run away, a 4-foot fence isn't going to stop him. Self control will stop him. No self control, I wouldn't let them out without me! I will have 3 homeschoolers with me all day starting this summer, and three 3-4 year olds. I'd love to have the biggers outside while the littles are napping, but one of them is "only" 6; the other 2 are 7. It would be rotten to let two out while he's in alone. I can't fence the yard for various reasons. Very frustrating.
I think that it is nuts that a fence isn't required to let them out that young, but I think that it's OK for the 4 year olds to be out there if they possess the maturity. I can see them when they're out, and can go out on the patio to monitor while the babies sleep 10 feet away inside the door. I love that I can go to the patio and see both inside and outside kids.
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