Should kids be allowed ride their bikes in a neighborhood?

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I'm asking because there is a group of kids all 10 and over who ride their bikes in our neighborhood, on a street that dead ends to the community park. Lately younger kids have been joining the group and kids from other streets.

Rocks started getting throw and kids playing football in the yards.

I check my mail box today and a letter to everyone on the dead end street. The letter talks about rocks being thrown and the kids being disrespectful. It goes on to say bikes are being ridden through driveways and yards, the side walk goes through each driveway, so it goes hand in hand. It's an unsigned letter, I find this strange. I'm wandering if I should call the cops and show them the letter or just file it in case more letters like this come.

My husband and I have been out every evening this week watching these kids and telling them to stop throwing rocks, after when we found our driveway full of rocks and kids. During this week no parent/adult has even been outside to question us for talking to their kids. With that in mind it's creepy to think someone is just watching and sends out a letter.

You can never be to careful so any advice would be helpful.
 
Of course children should be allowed to ride their bikes through their neighborhood.

Rock throwers and trespassers should be identified and their parents be directly informed that it's their kid, not just mentioned in a generalized letter.

I can't read the letter you received, but it doesn't sound creepy. I mean, it doesn't take much observation to notice an increase in inappropriate behavior when it's happening on your street. Sounds like someone wants to bring the issue to light so it can be resolved.
 
Just call the cops next time. If they're called enough (or they have to come out enough) to deal with the situation, they'll begin 'holding' the kids and forcing the kids' parents to deal with the issue.
 
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Follow the kids home and talk to their parents. They probably live close if they don't live in your neighborhood. Show them the note and tell them how you feel. Honestly it doesn't sound like you mind it all that much, but someone on your block obviously does. If all these kids are friends, their parents probably talk to each other pretty regularly.

A lot of parents just let their kids run around like animals but if you go and confront them on it, in a nice caring way, it just might embarrass them enough to punish, or at least keep and eye on their children.

Worked for me as a kid!
 
IF YOUR KIDS ARE DOING THIS THEN TELL THEM TO STOP. AND WELL YEAH ITS CREEPY BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO THIER NOT YOUR KIDS. BUT I THINK THAT IF YOUR KIDS ARE OUTSIDE YOU SHOULD BE OUTSIDE WITH THEM. YOU NEVER NOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN.
 
Your'e worried about the letter although they seem to have the same concerns as you - rocks being thrown and bikes ridden on lawns? It is probably some other parent that wrote it and is hoping the people will talk to their kids about their behavior.

I would call a neighborhood meeting.
 
Of course they should be allowed to ride their bikes, the majority should NOT be punished for a minority.

Get evidence of the children that are throwing the rocks, not just the ones on bikes and call the cops next time it happens.

I live in a private cul-de-sac but the sign hasn't been put up by the estate yet. We don't mind other children cycling up into the cul-de-sac and we don't mind them playing up here, but there are a few children who come into the cul-de-sac, swearing, shouting, screaming and fighting each other. They have sworn at my daughter before and made fun of her scars.

As every house in the cul-de-sac has children, they all play out together and the parents sit in the front gardens with each other, we asked them to leave and got sworn at as well, so we rang the police.

The children that swore no longer come up here, but the other children still come up here to play with our children.
 
My neighborhood is like that. The kids ride all up and down the street and use the curb in front of my house for grinding on their skateboards. The street in front of my house is flatter than the rest of the street, we live on a hill, so the kids tend to congregate. As long as they are respectful I don't mind. There have been times I've gone out and asked them to be nicer but I think it's just a simple case of the parent's not imparting common courtesy to their kids. I'm constantly on my son about cutting across someone's yard (I feel like it's rude to do that). People don't seem to teach manners like they used to, if necessary, they learn them at my house.
 
The kids should be allowed to ride their bikes and play ball, All of that good stuff. They do not have the right to be riding on other peoples lawns and throwing rocks and such. that should all be addressed.
 
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