Originally Posted by Leigh:
Kids over 3 here can be outdoors alone (even without a fence!) as long as there is sight or sound supervision. (
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.