Is it normal for kids 6 and under to play with neighbors every night

Child 4-9 Years

I have a 6 and 4 year old. Kids are same age, we live in a house with two apartments. We have a porch. The kids come to my window, everyday they are here during the week. They are at dads on weekends. Right now; I don’t totally mind. But it is, I would say 4/5 nights they are here, and then they ask me if I wanna go to the beach/wherever with them.

My kids have been gotten to socialize and all, but it’s usallly at like 5pm when they get out of camp $ daycare which my kids aren’t in right now. ,I always say yes, and I end up outside with them until 9pm. It has been 90 degrees here. With the summer wrapping up, and being home with my kids all day, I’m trying to do an unwind routine at like 6-9.. not being outside, living off snacks, and being bitten by bugs. my body is tired.

Since we have a porch they cns stand on it and just talk to my kids thru the windows. If I don’t say us my kids scream for hours and she doesn’t remove her kids from my windows. The only way she we get out of them coming to my windows is if I text her and say we aren’t going out tonight, and whatever excuse. I have to do this everyday this week, bc genuinely I am having some issues & I need a break from being outside all day. I did let her kids come over for 3 hours on Monday.

Idk what to do. With the school year coming up, I’m in college plus work, I can’t have them standing at my door after school and work again. Is this a normal thing ppl do? All I wanna do after work & school is Dinner relax and prepare for the next day. Spending all night outside or going places throws off my next day and sets me up for failure

Can someone tell me if this is normal behavior of them ?

I feel like I’m a t the point where I’m so glad my kids have friends but it is overbearing, we have no space.. I wouldn’t mind one week night a week but’s it’s every single day.. I jsut feel like it’s not normal

Posted Aug 13, 2025, 11:31 PM UTC

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