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School Field Trip
Have you considered volunteering as a chaperone so that you can ride the bus with him? it's the beginning of his school years, and if he develops a fear of ...
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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...
13 Year Old Son Has a "Girlfriend"
No going "out" in public places without a chaperon. She's more than welcome to come to the house and play games, etc., etc.. Maybe this will help a little. ...
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- M.: Going to a Christian school (or not) has nothing to do with having a boy/girl friend, it's the "times". Things have changed (and not necessarily in a good way)....
- Honestly, at this age, it is normal. I'm 25, and back when I was that age, everyone had a girlfriend or boyfriend. Of course there was nothing more to do then walk eac...
- Sorry to say, yes this is very normal. The intense feeling one gets at the beginning of a relationship can be overwhelming to a pubescent teen. So of course they would...
Subject: a Field Trip Night Mare
Witch side nothing just that they had 7 chaperons for his class. ... There chaperon or teacher was no where in site. Also found out that a nurse from ...
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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...
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- 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...
Feeling Guilty About Working Full Time
When she gets older you will want to go on field trips as a chaperon now and then, you will want to attend school performances and sports games and such. ...
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- Hello: I know you say you have to work but before you resign yourself to a situation which makes you terribly unhappy and is not the best for your daughter I would su...
- Hi A., I can relate. I am also a working mom of 2 little girls now 5 and 3. No one can replace Mom. Please remember that always. No matter how connected she...
- I know how you feel. My baby (now an adult) was not much older than yours when I had to go to work. It hurts knowing that you will miss so many of her "firsts", but ...
Teenagers and Dating
Maybe an old fashioned chaperon type situation, where the chaperon is as invisable as possible? I don't know, its a scarey road you are on, a time of trust ...
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- I think that this is a very tough decision, but you should probably just let them go out. Give them a curfew and limit where they go. Its scary because you worry about...
- Hi, Chrisitina This is not advice just personal experience from a daughter's point of view. I met my husband of almost six years when I was fifteen, ten years ago t...
- After working with youth for over 20 years, and also having older teens of my own, you might want to ask her what they want to get out of relationship alone in a car a...
Birthday Party Question.....
So depending on the child/alley ratio the Bowling Alley uses would depend on how many chaperons you would need. Absolutely check with them first. ...
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- Hi, I believe it is perfectly fine to only supply the food for the kids. It is a childrens party and you are not under obligation to supply the parents with food.
- Hi S., We have birthday parties for our kids every year at a public place. We do not supply food for the parents. Especially at bowling alleys because the cost is ...
- I would say yes. Most people who take their children to a birthday party expect to be supplied with some type of food. In my experience (with my nieces), most people d...
What Age Is a Good Age to Let Ur Child Go to a Sleep Over?
What are the Parental involvement or Chaperon arrangements? Personally, I think 5 yrs. old is too young. Perhaps at 8-10 yrs. old. Remember. ...
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- Is the sleep over with the camp? Or at somebody else's house? What are the Parental involvement or Chaperon arrangements? Personally, I think 5 yrs. old is too young. ...
- My oldest daughter is going to be 13 and I still do not let her do sleep overs...it is really hard to trust someone with your kids, and not only that I think it is som...
- I know the feeling. My son is only 3 months and I already panic at the thought of letting him spend the night somewhere else in the future. I think that four or five i...
Boycotting Fundraisers
I volunteer in each of their classrooms on a regular scheduled basis, chaperon field trips, help with special activities, etc. I have also joined all the ...
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- I agree! If you're not hit up at home then it's at your workplace. I understand the school's need additional funds but I'd rather give money than buy something I don...
- Oh I hear you - the magazine one seems to knock on my door the most. First off...I don't want anymore mags and am trying to wean them out and second...your pay way mor...
- Sabra B, I had to laugh when I read your post. I dread when the kids bring home those fundraising catalogs of cheap stuff. The kids beg and beg me to buy stuff so t...
Help! My 10Year Old Wants to Take a Girl to the Movies!
I think a group would be better, you are correct there but if he insists tell him you would need to chaperon him and his little friend. i don't think it is ...
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- Wow! The variety of responses is interesting, and eye opening. 10 years old (and 11, and 12, and 13) these are still kids! Let them be kids by having their first crush...
- Ummm, wow. I had to be 16 to date. Is this what is waiting for me in 8.5 short years?
- Why not go with them? Or invite her over to your house. I would also check with her parents to see what their feelings are about this and work within their guideline...
Spacing Siblings
On the other hand, I don't get to chaperon field trips or volunteer in the classrooms as much as I used to. There are times that the older two want to do ...
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- I think 2-3 years spacing is perfect. My 2 daughters are 25 months apart. They love each other to death. They do absolutely everything together. There are some pro'...
- Our 2 boys are 21 months apart. It was hard when they were little guys, two in diapers, two in tantrums, two to get down for naps at the same time. But now that they...
- There's a good article in this month's Parenting magazine about spacing children. gives pros and cons of different amounts of time. Mine are 3 years and 3 months a...
