I regularly see kids aged 8-13 playing outside on our block. I always look to make sure they are OK, not hurting anyone or anything, and I’m reminded of my chil

I regularly see kids aged 8-13 playing outside on our block. I always look to make sure they are OK, not hurting anyone or anything, and I’m reminded of my childhood of roaming the suburbs of Minneapolis. I have a 5 and 2 year old and will definitely let them play unattended when they are older. We are just at the “you can play in the next room unattended while I cook dinner” stage. Yet, I can totally see the pressure from others with them seeing it as neglectful. Cars and deep water. Those are my two biggest fears. And they scare me to no end because they are very real threats. To a lesser extent: trains.