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My daughter would like to celebrate her 14th birthday at an amusement park with 3 of her close friends from school. Do you think its necessary a parent chaperone at the park with them or ok to drop them off and stay nearby in case they are needed?
Since you feel the girls are responsible, as long as the parents of the other girls are ok with it, go ahead. I certainly think most 14 yr olds can handle, and deserve, a bit of freedom.
If they have at least one phone between them, I'd be fine leaving them there. My son is 13 and a good kid, I'd be OK leaving him with friends, his phone, and staying relatively close. Last year, I took them and stayed at the park, but I brought my phone and a book and sat in the shade while they wandered after walking laps at the park on my own for exercise.
I'd say make sure it's ok with the other kids' parents. That could be the biggest hurdle. Hopefully all the kids have phones.
What I told mine as she's starting to want parentless outing...though some parents latch on still....is that if they're running down to the park, or the mall or a tea place that they can do so providing they always follow the rules:
Rule 1: I get to tell all the kids the rules, right before you go, even if I'm the most clueless dork in the world.
Rule 2: You go together. As far as I'm concerned, even if you're teamed up with Stinky or whoever, you guys are a posse that doesn't split.
Rule 3: You stay together at the event. You guys look out for each other.
Rule 4: When you move to a new location, you're each calling a parent. We need to know where you are.
Rule 5: You leave together and you come back together.
I like that I'm getting kids to start filling in the rules for me. If I teach them nothing else before college, hopefully that's it.
I'd say make sure it's ok with the other kids' parents. That could be the biggest hurdle. Hopefully all the kids have phones.
What I told mine as she's starting to want parentless outing...though some parents latch on still....is that if they're running down to the park, or the mall or a tea place that they can do so providing they always follow the rules:
Rule 1: I get to tell all the kids the rules, right before you go, even if I'm the most clueless dork in the world.
Rule 2: You go together. As far as I'm concerned, even if you're teamed up with Stinky or whoever, you guys are a posse that doesn't split.
Rule 3: You stay together at the event. You guys look out for each other.
Rule 4: When you move to a new location, you're each calling a parent. We need to know where you are.
Rule 5: You leave together and you come back together.
I like that I'm getting kids to start filling in the rules for me. If I teach them nothing else before college, hopefully that's it.
Yep, it's fine as long as they know to stay together. Once my oldest was that age, I'd let him and his sister (two years younger) have time apart from us at Disney World or Universal Studios. The rule was STAY TOGETHER. Go on every ride together and if one doesn't want to go on that ride, then neither of you do. With a group of four, I'd be okay telling them that they could split up two and two for those types of situations, but nobody should be going off (or being left behind) alone.
They will have a blast, I'm sure!
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