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Originally Posted by raeanna74
The kids looking after their own?? The kids are OFTEN in my back yard, playing with my daughter, and using my things. It's not uncommon for me to be sitting in my bathroom on the toilet and end up having a neighbor kid come bursing in to use the bathroom. I have walked into my kitchen to find neighbor kids, even with out my daughter present, digging in my fridge or freezer for food or popcicles. They feel free to use my stuff, trash my house and yard, and then be mean little brats to my daughter.
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It's wrong, generally, to yell at other people's kids. Sometimes, when a serious situation occurs, OK (say, involving safety) but you know, yelling at kids, your own or someone else's, is generally not cool. Talking to them calmly to instruct them not to do something, talking to their parents, that's fine.
But it also sounds a bit like you are allowing the kids to run rampant. I mean, you're complaining about the kids taking
your stuff from
your house and
your yard as if you have no control over this happening, when, in fact, you have complete control.
As for your child, of course is natural to want to protect her, but kids are kids, they pick on each other one day and are best friends the next, it is their nature, especially in groups.