What the effin hell?
The little buggers breathe and poop just fine on their own.
Let em go play by themselves.
this “supervised” crap is going to enable Xbox and yoir 80” inch screen to become the supervisor, as you won’t be able to work up the energy and go to the park....BECAUSE....you need to make sure the house is clean, a meal prepared, shopping is done or just have some frickin alone time.
Additionally, your presence will only hinder their ability to resolve things, as you will constantly intervene, stunting their growth of independence and self identity.
Teaching a kid how to handle situations is a better foundation to a child’s defense than a shotgun in the home.
So true, there is so much to do I have no time to watch my kids play outside. We are blessed to live a mile out of a small town on a few acres. Because there is a lake behind our grove of trees I have the big kids go out to keep and eye on the toddler and preschooler, but once they are around 5 and can follow the rules they get to wander on their own.