Do you let your child play in your neighbors yard?

[livndisney]

Earlier today I kept hearing this noise outside. I went to see what it was. The next door neighbor was watching this little boy kick a basketball against my garage door. When she saw me walk out she told the boy to stop and come inside with her.

This is the same neighbor that I have had to ask to move their car out of my driveway so I could get to my garage. (Driveways are clearly marked and divided).

I don't let my child play in anyone elses yard or driveway(unless they are playing with the child that belongs to the yard).

I am hoping I just have odd neighbors, or is this kind of thing becoming the norm?

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

No. I don't allow them to trespass. I will allow them to retrieve a toy though (ball).

 

[smb6]

Yes, I allow them to play in the neighbors yard- with the neighbors. If the neigbors kids are out they usually run between the yards and that is fine. If the neighbors kids are not out playing I make them stay in their own yard for the most part. The only exception is they like to ride their bikes across the side walk that goes through everyones front yards and then they ride it down the hill and ride behind the three houses making a complete circle. I see the other kids doing it and I don't feel there is any harm done. But I do tell them they are not to get off their bikes and play, they are only allowed to ride through with no stopping. As I said the neighbors kids do the same thing and no one seems bothered by it...

 

[schmitty]

I wouldn't mind as long as they were not distructive. What this boy was doing was desctructive though.

 

[Leajess99]

Earlier today I kept hearing this noise outside. I went to see what it was. The next door neighbor was watching this little boy kick a basketball against my garage door. When she saw me walk out she told the boy to stop and come inside with her.

This is the same neighbor that I have had to ask to move their car out of my driveway so I could get to my garage. (Driveways are clearly marked and divided).

I don't let my child play in anyone elses yard or driveway(unless they are playing with the child that belongs to the yard).

I am hoping I just have odd neighbors, or is this kind of thing becoming the norm?

Not unless they are there playing with the neighbor kids. Never would I just let my child go play in someone else's yard uninvited

 

[hereyago]

Looks like your neighbor doesn't know what "boundaries" are. I am not as nice as you are. I wouldn't ask someone to get their car out of my driveway, I would be telling them they better move it.

And did you say anything to her with the ball incident? cause once again, I am not as nice and would be having a come to Jesus boundary discussion.

 

[shinysparklybubbles]

I think it's odd. Why would anyone knowingly let their kid kick a ball against someones garage door? I think it's very rude of them.

 

[Hannathy]

all the kids in the neighborhood have always played in all the yards but not bouncing or kicking a ball against the house. But just using the yard, yeah kids will do that.

 

[hereyago]

It's one thing if all the kids are playing together in the yards, but no one is using my garage door as a basket ball wall, that is just rude and annoying.

 

[NikitaZee]

No. My kids don't play on anyone's property uninvited. I have seen several threads like this on the DIS and one poster called me an unfriendly neighbor, or the mean lady on the block - because I don't like the neighborhood kids playing in my yard unattended. If my kids are out and ask them to play, then fine. Otherwise, no.

 

[Mixie]

No. My DD is the only child on our whole court. There is no way I would allow her to wander like that.

We have a nice sized yard. She doesn't need to be anywhere else.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

That sounds like hostility to me and not normal.

That being said unless you are invited, stay out.

 

[nmmom95]

No, my kids stay in our yard. When my neighbor's son was younger, he used to play ball up against my house. It drove me nuts! My son was a baby and he would wake him all the time. Not to mention, he dented the crap out of our siding.

 

[nexttripdisney]

I let my children play in the neighbors yard and driveway only because they've been INVITED to.

You want to keep it positive with your neighbors so if the parent can't keep them in line, just gently tell him to please not bounce the ball against your house.

 

[diz8297]

Absolutedly not. My kids know boundaries and know that invitations need to be extended and that we don't trespass. Also,my kids respect other people's property.