I NOTICE my neighbours allow their under 10-year-old and even under five-year-old children to play out in the pitch darkness and often causing all sorts of mischief.

Am I being old-fashioned or should children of this age be safely indoors in these uncertain times?

Should we be surprised when, in a few years, these same children will be seen congregating in gangs outside off-licences?

There is more to being a parent than just collecting the Family Allowance.

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