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Don't even get me started on kids in 'heelies'!!

We tend to use 'adults only' sites, or go during school term due to one particular bad experience. Five kids were kicking a football around outside their own tent, next to us, when their irate mother came out with a load of abuse (four letter words) & told them to 'f off & play elsewhere'. They did, in front of our tent   Looking at the woman & hearing the language she used, neither of us wanted a confrontation with her - I doubt that it would have done any good anyway.

We were packing up to leave that day, thankfully, but it was still darn annoying when the ball hit our tent four times & our car twice   We usually pack up in a leisurely way, having a break for a coffee, then continuing, but that day we just rushed to get everything in the car & left a couple of hours earlier than we had intended   That little episode spoilt our holiday really.

I agree totally with the mutual respect approach. As parents, we have a responsibility not to disturb those around us. However, there has to be a degree of tolerance. Excessive noise, loud music, bad language, balls repeatedly hitting tents are all out of order on the more' intimate' campsites.

However, I think that we all will agree that we go camping to get away from it all. No Tv, mobile phones, computers etc and I for one am only too pleased when my kids wander off to make their own entertainment ('Like in the old days' as someone has already mentioned). But I do find a 'holier than thou' attitude to kids enjoying themselves a little wearing. We all need to show some tollerance. Even to kids in 'Heelies'! 

We had a family pitch up next to us at Normans bay earlier in the month who within 30 minutes had set up a game of rounders using chairs etc...

Luckily for them nothing hit my or anyone elses tent or car as i'm not known for my patience or my tolerence and would have had no problem in setting them straight regardless of who they were! As it was a few disaproving looks in the right direction from not only myself but a few others soon put a stop to it.

My two boys are well aware of how to behave and perhaps more importantly what will happen if they don't!