This morring . I had to take out my furbabies at 1 am and there in the park are kids no older than 11 or 12 just hanging out. Then when I left for work at 4 am They were still there. What even shock me more is the Police were driving by and did nothing about it all night. This goes on all summer . They go to the beach and start bonefires and drink . Vandelize cars, boats, houses and still nothing is done about it. And it is getting worse. It use to be the older ones now they are getting younger.

Isn't there a curfew in the town?

Curfew? What about the parents?? Unbelievable, both that the parents don't set curfews for kids that age, and that the cops do nothing about it.

When you think that kids like those are the future of our country it's really sad.
And I'm not blaming the kids.

When I was 12, I was in bed at 8:30. Yikes. It floors me to think that kids this young are doing such things.

YUP! And when I got to be in high school my curfew was 11 PM. And if I was late I usually got grounded for a week. I think my parents finally extended it to midnight between my junior and senior year except on school nights it was 10.

I can only assume the parents don't give a damn. Besides all the trouble a kid can get into on their own, what about all the child predators that are out there? I am dumbfounded.

I am a firm beliver that kids do not have a healthy fear of their parents any more. I am going to be 44 yrs old soon, and I am STILL afraid that if my dad hears me swear, he will put soap on my tounge! We didnt have 911 to call if we got a spanking back then! I do not believe in child abuse, or beating your kids, dont get me wrong, but a good ole fashioned ass whoopin' is what alot of kids need now!

i agree... i dont want my kids to be so scared of me that they would cringe when i walk in the room.... but parents need to induce a bit of fear in kids to keep them from being stupid lol
i wouldnt have made it to adulthood without fearing mine lol

I was also in early and had a fear of my parents if I was not. However, unless someone complains to the police that they are there, and they are causing harm, there is nothing that can be done. It is the way the laws are. Kids don't have to fear the parent anymore, or any adult for that matter, because our laws allow that to happen. As far as where are the parents? Hmmm probably home getting high or drunk and don't even realize the kids are gone. It is scary to think what the world is really coming too.

Obviously their parents aren't too concerned about where their kids are. You can just bet they're getting into some kind of trouble. No way would my kids be out after 9:00 p.m. maximum. But, I guess there's nothing you can do about it. If there's no curfew, why don't you talk to the city/county and see about getting one.

Some younger kids - about 5th graders - were heard to compare notes as to how many time-outs they had that week. They thought it was cute and had a contest going.

Not so much anymore but when my stepkids were young their friends would knock on the door at 10, 10:30 at night wanting to no if they could come out and play. I would say, "They've been in bed asleep for the past couple of hours. That's exactly where you should be, now go home." This would happen on school nights! DD, now 11, tells her friends that she can't have company or phone calls after 8pm.

To me its really sad....where are their parents? Isnt anyone worried about them?????? LOL, my kids are 22, 20 and 17 and I still like to know where they are!

If their tearing up stuff, go talk to P.D. during the day, ask them to feel free to park in front of your house at down times, folks doing things illegal, seem to have scanners and disapear when you call it in when it happens, seems the more presence the less problems, but no way can they be everywhere. We've solved many upcoming probs, by talking to the parents, some of who you may know if you've lived in the area a long time, a lot of times just walking up to the kids and talking to them will run them off if they know someone is keeping an eye out....
Yep we were careful w/parents, they knew everyone, and you always got caught !!!! Good Luck :)

I wonder if they are sneaking out at night and maybe the parents don't have a clue. next time you see them call the police AND call child services. Sounds like the park is close to you, if it were me, I'd walk over there with my camera ready for a night shot and snap their picture then send it in to the local newspaper.

Where the heck are their parents :!: Wasn't there a saying on television around 11:00 - "Do you know where your children are?" It was from a Buffalo, NY station

Not sure if any of you heard about the rioting that was going on in a part of Belfast this week. Children as young as 8 were throwing stones and other missiles at the police. One child was at the riot with his grandfather. What chance is there?

It is so sad when this happens. I got tired of seeing kids running around my neighborhood with no parents so I decided to chat with them. They are starved for attention for the most part. Now when I'm outside we'll often have an "explore my garden" moment. I'll drag out magnifying glasses, microscope equipment, collection jars, etc. and we'll "play". Their parents never check on them during the 2-3 hours they stay (all I can say to that is WOW, my kids were never that unsupervised).

I'm not sure how happy mom's are when all those bugs we collected and identified come home but the kids learn a lot. :XD:

It Sounds like they were not ready for the committment of a family. The parents probably grew up just like their children are growing up, now...no one cares about them & what they do at any time of the day or night! How WRONG!!! What it comes down to is...God is not included in their daily lives but, God does send his Guardian Angels to look after each of us! He does care & Loves us!

You'd be surprised that the principal's kids, policeman's kids, school board member's kids,businessman's or the pastor's kids are the ones that will stand up and call you every name in the book if you say anything they don't want to hear. It's usually not the under educated, wrong side of the tracks parents that raise the low lifes.

I am a baby boomer and what you are seeing for the most part are kids of the me first generation. They were raised with the idea that take care of number one because noone else will. They raised their kids with the don't stifle their creativity don't tell them no because they have to explore their world. So we now have a world of lax values no manners on the part of the kids and the parents and the parents are only concerned with not being bothered by the kids. As long as the kids are not in their face they are happy.

It is sad to have such little self esteem in our youth because of this. My DD was telling me the other day about a mom who leaves her 8 yr old to babysit the 7 yr old and they are all over town (small midwest town where everyone knows everyone)and then when she comes home she goes all over town looking for them. That is so sad. What kind of parent will those kids be?

My kids would rebel against our rules and I would tell them be glad you have parents who care where you are and who you are friends with. We had our problems as our kids grew up but we dealt with each as best we could.

I wouldn't let my 17 year old hang out at that time of night. No good can come of it. At 11 or 12, I knew where they were every minute. Can't imagine what the parents are thinking.

My kids still thank me for being the meanest mother on the block. Curfews, you bet. A--whooping, you bet. Chores, you bet. Manners, of course. Respect your elders, you bet. Time alone with mommy/daddy, you bet. Lots of lovin and huggin, you bet. Responsibilities, you bet. Consequences for bad behavior, you bet.

Cell phones, NO. Ipod, NO. Computer, NO. Hanging out with friends until all hours doing whatever? H--- NO. Drinking/cussing/drugs just to fit in and see what it is like? Double H--- NO. Talk back to mom and dad, NO.

When they were born, I asked God for happy, healthy, responsible adults. He gave them to me and I am blessed.

Yep, proud to be a mean mom. ;)

I have a wonderful poem my oldest gave me two years ago. It's called "The Meanest Mother in the World." I love it. It ends with "and I hope to be the meanest mother in the world too." It's easier to just let them run but if you care you take care and make sure they learn.

Wvdek, That is exactly how we raised out 4. And a few of the neighborood kids as well. I figure the parents did not care if they were at our home for days, I will treat them as my own then. I was a strict parent or so they said. I feel that maybe I was, but by golly they were taught. I love them dearly & believe that they were loaned to me to teach them how to be the right kind of people. Was it easy? Oh so far from it! I had 2 that I had to stay a few steps ahead of them and it was HARD! Some parents just do not care. They are busy or tired. It is easier to let the kids do what they want. Sad.

My guess would be at least some of them sneak out of the house after the parent and/or parents have gone to bed and assume the kids are in bed also. I would not confront them nor try to take pictures of them, think of your safety.