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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