to not let DD meet her friends in the park at 8am

[asktheaudience]

Their 1st 2 lessons are cancelled tomorrow, and DD (Year 8 - 12 & 13yos) has arranged to meet friends at 7.45 and spend 2 hours in the park "chatting".

We said no. DD is throwing a monumental tantrum and we are officially the most unreasonable parents in the universe.

Would you let a 12/13yo do this?

Id absolutely lether. I'd let kids do this from secondary school age.

Unless of course you live in a high risk area or there are other factors we dont know about.

ChippingIn, as I recall I used to stay up late reading (ooh the rebel that I was ), probably why I needed the sleep pre-going out days.

Let her but tell her its a test to see if she is getting grown up enough to be trusted with htings like this.

Personally Id be pleased that she was willing to get up and go early. I'd be thrilled to not have to find something else for her to do for he two hours. I'd have to fight mine out of bed so that I could get to work on time.

My DS has regularly met friends before school. Sometimes they have breakast together. Are you able to give her a few extra pennies so they can get a coffee in a cafe instead of hanging around the park?

minipie - me too - but for years I only needed very little sleep (probably why I'm such a short arse!!!!). Don't get me wrong, I could lay-in, but I wouldn't have done that in preference to meeting up with mates

I would let her go.

Hmm. I am a short arse too ChippingIn.

minipie - not the reading as such, but the lack of sleep. Apparently not good for your metabolism either.... which explains a lot....

I'd say yes, my DS often left early to walk to school to meet his mates and go to the local Co-op and buy breakfast before school.

BUT you've said she's on probation so her ar*se is yours until you unground her.