Field trips: Child
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Chaperoning a Preschool Field Trip....
Asked by K.B. from Grand Rapids
on April 23, 2010
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Hello Mama's :)
My son is in preschool and his last field trip of the school year is fast approaching. I was unable to attend his first field trip as I had just had ...
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- Please, don't feel silly asking. This teacher has her own ways of conducting a field trip, and asking is a sign of good judgement. I bet she would appreciate it! ...
- They usually assign you your children and 2 or 3 others. The teacher should take a few minutes to explain what she needs you to do. A lot depends on where your go...
- I chaperoned for a field trip to the zoo when my son was in the first grade. It was a lot of fun! It was the whole first grade so there was a lot of children. If I ...
Just Curious What You Would Do - 5 Year Old Field Trip
Asked by B.A. from Saginaw
on October 19, 2010
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My daughter has a field trip coming up this Thursday. Its at a venue where there isn't a lot of room and her class is going with the other Kindergarten class. This a...
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- The first field trip is special but when my daughter was in kindergarten there were so many parents that wanted to go they had the other parents drive seperate if they...
- It would depend on the specifics of the place to a degree... will they be enclosed in a small area, where it will be their class only? Will they be mixed in with the ...
- Wow! I can't believe the number of parents having issues with this! Maybe I am just a laid back mama, but I would have no problem letting my child go without me. It's ...
School Field Trip
Asked by M.A. from Chicago
on October 1, 2008
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My 2nd grader wants to go on a field trip with his class tomorrow. But the class is taking a school bus to get to the destination. Before I even had kids I swore they ...
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- I think you have answered your own question. You are being overprotective. I think that part of the fun of a field trip is to ride a bus. If you really feel that inse...
- You have to let him go. Are you ALWAYS going to be able to drive him to school and on trips? Probably not. What about when they are older and they don't have chapero...
- Letting go is the hardest part of being a mom. If he doesn't go, he will regret it and possibly feel excluded from the group. My advice is to start considering letti...
Field Trip Carpooling
Asked by S.S. from Lawrence
on February 10, 2011
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My 4 year old daughter just transitioned from a home daycare to a full time preschool. This is her 1st full week at this preschool and tomorrow they are planning on t...
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- I would drive my child myself. I am funny about letting my kids ride in other people's cars. I just feel that if something happened (God forbid!) I would never forgi...
- I certainly support kids that age to ride with their own child's parent. But that is hard when your working. I was always able to take my kids . So I did not have t...
- It's common to me to have parents sign up. You should be glad it's not buses, it is much safer. In school buses the kids are not in car seats. If that bus has an acc...
Anyone Else with a 6 Year Old Teenager?
Asked by M.C. from Atlanta
on March 18, 2008
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I am having trouble with my 6 year old son. Almost all of the time he is well behaved and does the right thing. HOWEVER; Sometimes he becomes this little teenager th...
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- Honey he is completely normal! Imagine my surprise when my perfect little angel of a sone back talked me for the first time after me all but calling the teachers at sc...
- My 13 year old son was like this when he was younger...i found it best to ride out the storm and let him vent his emotions...it was only a phase for my son. he acted ...
- Yes! I will be anxious to see what the response is for you. My 6 yr old son can be the same way. I began to notice it when he turned 3, it just seems to be getting ...
1St Grade Field Trip. Am I CRAZY?
Asked by T.M. from Chicago
on October 15, 2008
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ok so my 6 year old brings home a field trip permission slip for the Milwaukee Zoo. I looked at it like... what?! First of all, that is in another state and over an...
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- I think you were right about not wanting to send your daughter. I would be leary about sending my 4th grader go. Both of my children went to the Brookfield zoo at th...
- I don't blame you. I would feel the same way. Why can't they go to Brookfield? The other moms here had some good advice though. I suppose I would try to get over my co...
- Hi T., I don't think you are crazy-did you ask why they didn't choose one of Illinois' perfectly good zoos, either Brookfield or Lincoln Park? We really should be ...
Subject: a Field Trip Night Mare
Asked by B.P. from Gainesville
on June 21, 2007
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this is a story about a 7 year old child name Robbie in kindergarten and his
field trip in may of 2006. It started out as a very exciting morning for
him. As al...
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- First I am so sorry to ehar that your son was injured so severly during his first field trip. The school certainly did a poor job of not only supervising him but in th...
- Check out www.forthepeople.com - go for a consultation
- Poor you, okay it sounds like the school is trying to shift the blame. We send our kids to school to be taught, with the piece of mind that they will be safe and taken...
First Long Distance Field Trip
Asked by J.R. from Altoona
on April 4, 2010
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My 11 year old son is going to be going on his first long distance field trip to Washington DC. in May and I am really afraid to let him go. He has never been that f...
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- You wouldn't be a mom if you didn't worry. Neither of my children have special needs, but from experience I can tell you that even with the small challenges your son ...
- Hello J., No way do I think you are crazy!!! You are right on the money to be concerned and not because your son has autism, but because any tween should not be that...
- I just read the last post, so I'm offering you an entirely different perspective. Take a deep breath. He will be fine. TONS of kids go on school trips to Washington...
Should I Let My 2 Year Old Go on a Field Trip?
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on June 6, 2011
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I trust my son's daycare who has been taking care of my 2 year old since he was 7 months old but this would be the first "off of school premises" field trip that he wo...
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- I honestly don't think a 2-year-old will get anything out of a field trip like this. I absolutely would not let my kid go, unless I was going along as well. Two is way...
- Let him go. Or if they take parent volunteers, you can sign up. But groups are usually divided up, and with a group supervisor, and per age.
- I would conquer my own fears and let my son go. Naturally there is a huge BUT - I would find out the student to caretaker ratio first. If it was something like 1 ad...
Field Trips in Preschool?
Asked by L.C. from Chicago
on February 16, 2010
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My son's preschool has a field trip coming up and im not sure im comfortable letting him go. He is 4 and has never been anywhere without me or a relative. He would b...
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- hello i was feelig the same 2 years ago when my kid was in preschool he went to a park and a museum i was so worried about him a night before i can't sleep but he w...
- I am having the same issue. My 4 year old will be going on a field trip in a few weeks. I think it is important to have good, attentive teachers and parent volunteer...
- I would ask to go with him or meet them there. I have seen several day cares and schools with young kids on field trips and I have often wondered where the adults wer...
