How much ‘freedom’ does your 12 year old have.

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dd just turned 12 in year 7. Just wondering how much other 12 year olds do - do they go out with friends at weekend, out after school, walk shops on their own.

thanks

Yes

Loads.

They go into our local town on their own and meet up with friends

Some, walks 10 mins to school and back, to the corner shop 5 mins.

If they wanted to meet friends they could but they've not shown much interest in that.

Has gone out on their own with friends for a couple of years now. Will walk to the shops and get messages for us, pays by debit card. Goes for a cycle/walk/run with friends. Takes themselves to/from clubs on their own after school/evenings ect.

Thanks for replies. Dd is my eldest so not been here yet but she asking to go to the local park after friends for an hour. She walks to and from school, meets friends and goes to local shopping precinct at weekend for an hour or so

Yes all of those things.
She also walks into our local town centre (with her friends) and goes shopping or to get food. I'm happy to let her do these things if she's ever unsure about whether she can do something she will call me.
This weekend she called and asked if she could go to the golf course with her friend, she's never been there before so wanted to check. I said no as I felt it was too secluded and gave her a few other options where they could go.

Yes to everything on your list. He walks to and from school with his friends, cycles to the local library and is allowed out to the local playground by himself. He hasn't asked to go shopping yet but it would be fine if he did.

My son is 11 and does all that stuff. Goes to the cinema/cycles to the beach with friends, gets sent to the shop to get stuff for me if needed, goes up to the comic shop or into town (small town with only a tiny high street) on weekends spend his pocket money. He has a lot of freedom. He also has a phone now though, so I can phone him and see how/where he is when needed.

Ds 12 - now year 8 but in year 7 was walking to school - a mile each way via short cut through woods. Went to shops, travelled on buses and started playing in the park with friends. Hasn’t yet done cinema or Costa as hasn’t shown interest. It really is child dependent. I know his friend who is 13 in six months has still not gone to the park alone or used public transport or shops alone plus he only does a 10 minute walk to school along a busy road which he hasn’t got to cross.

My DD has just turned 12. She walks 30 minutes to school with friends. She meets friends in the park and stays out for a good few hours. She walks to friends houses on her own.

DS is 11 and about the same as most posters here. Will go to the park, walk back and forth to school most days (most of the time with friends, but on his own occasionally). Hasn't gone on a bus alone yet but hasn't expressed a desire to and is happy pottering around our village. I imagine he'll want to fairly soon though for things like swimming etc.

I HATED it at first and worried all of the time. My eldest DD was such a homebody that it was completely new for me letting him go out with mates to the park etc, but he started getting more freedom in year six and I think that really set him up well for high school. Having a location tracker like life 360 helps too.