Asking Eric: There’s trouble next door, and I can’t tell my 5-year-old what’s going on

Dear Eric: My two children have started to become friends with the two children who live next door, which is great.

They’re similar ages, and I generally get along with their mother while we stand outside and supervise.

The problem is that my older child, who is 5, has started to ask about playing in the neighbor’s home instead of in the front yard. I am not OK with that.

The neighbors are fine at arm’s length, but there is for sure domestic violence in their relationship.