How would you feel?

From a person who over thinks everything, I’d at least just introduce myself as the parents or wave whenever I see the other parent. I just like to make sure they know an adult is watching them or supervising the children. Maybe they keep an eye on them thru a window? Take a peek to see what they are doing??

The parents may never be in sight but maybe they can physically see them? I used to live in a court/culdesac. My kids out in the court on the bikes I can glimpse out the window and see them, I’d be on the couch which is right beside the window. To someone looking at the kid they may look like they’re unsupervised but I’m usually sitting at my window looking out or on my phone and looking up and down, I can see them even though I’m not visible to neighbours.

Do the children look clean and while taking care of?

This would make me uncomfortable. I would probably ask the kids to go home and get their parents so we could meet. The 2 year old should never be left alone without a parent or caregiver. Anything could happen. I wouldn’t allow the 2 year old to play without their adult with them.

Extra weird. As soon as my daughter starts playing with other kids, going in their yard or playing with their toys I Make conversation with the parents & she definitely would not be playing anywhere in someone else’s yard alone without me atleast getting to know the parents first. WOW 😮

What era did you grow up in? I’ve had plenty of friends with parents mine never met but those were also the friends who lived close by as long as a parent could look out and see me everything was fine they never worried it was the friends who lived out of sight who’s parents swapped numbers with mine

It’s definitely weird to me… I can’t imagine my kids gone for hours on end not knowing what they’re doing or who they’re with. Especially having a two year old child. Even if you are neighbors you’re complete strangers.

That’s neglect 5-8 are too young and vulnerable to not have supervision.
Very sad for those kids, I bet they really look forward to playing in your yard.

But always have eyes on your child.

It's weird for this generation, but would have been extremely common a generation ago

Some parents neglect their kids. Don't give them enough food, or clothes that fit. So obviously there will be parents out there who don't give a damn where their kids are or if they're okay.

If I were you I would continue to let them play in your yard unless someone asks you to stop.

I think it depends on where you’re from and when lol but I do think that it’s very strange personally.

I know my mom for example was taking the city bus alone at that age and that some kids are cooking full meals at that age. It isn’t uncommon for their watches to allow active communication with parents or for older kids to have a rule that the younger one doesn’t leave their sight and that they don’t go inside of houses or cars- some kids are way more reliable than others to follow safety rules.

Personally I wouldn’t allow my child to accept an invitation to play at anyone’s home without my permission and that would only come after I’d been over there myself and met the parents. I don’t know at what age I would allow it without supervision but it wouldn’t happen at all without me meeting and having a good feeling about the adults in the home.

If it were my place I would want to meet the parents bc I need to know whose hooligans are hooliganing here. Can they be fed lol?

It’s weird that the parents haven’t stopped by to say hi since you’re also outside a lot. I don’t think it’s strange for kids to play outside alone. I used to do that with my friends at my house. We would go into the woods for hours and my parents would be home inside

My rule for kids playing in my backyard, They must ask there parents first.