WWYD?

Heya!
So I was at the park after school with my small children .. there was another mom I know there and we were chatting . She said to me “ I actually don’t know what to do right now , she’s not with me “
She was referring to the only other child ( besides mine and hers) at the park . She said she is usually at the park with her older brother but not today . She asked her when her mom is coming and she said “ I don’t know she said she would be a while “
This girl is 7 years old , left at the playground alone for an hour and a half
Her mom came and just pulled up on the road approximately 150 ft away and just honked for her to come ..
1. What would you do as the parent she confided in ( parent didn’t even know the child until today )
2. What would you do as me the bystander
3. Would you do this to your child ?

Mind blown .

Maybe I’m wrong .

Fill me in .

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There’s so much context missing from this. The time of day. The location of the park, how the child felt etc. in many places around the world, including in many provinces it’s still very very normal for a child around 7 years old to be at the park by themselves.

I would allow my child to play at the park by herself at age 7 depending on which park and the child’s level of maturity and understanding of safety measures.

So simply all that I would do is keep an eye ( which I do with parents present anyways ) and perhaps ask the child if they need anything.

We preach that it takes a village but sometimes that village is children playing on their own with the neighborhood keeping a close eye.

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