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what age do you let your children go to festivals with their friends

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Magicmayhem · 10/12/2010 18:17

DD wants to go to Reading Festival next year.
she will be just 15. Her Father (my ex) is going to buy her the ticket. I have ok'd this as long as there is a responsible adult going with the group of friends.
We live close by so it will be just a case of picking her up and dropping her off morning and night. (we'll take this in turns with the ex)
He's now turned round and said he thinks she's old enough to go alone (no adult) So its left to me... to be Big Bad Mum and sort this out..

I think that 15 is too young... am I being too over protective...

what age did you let your kids go..

TIA

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Ponders · 22/02/2011 22:25

DS2 went to V at 15 (with elder sisters along) & to Leeds at 16 (in a huge gang from school) - for the whole weekend in both cases

I wouldn't have let him go to Reading/Leeds at 15 I don't think - certainly not without adult-ish supervision

HTH Smile

Ponders · 22/02/2011 22:27

sockapoodle Fri 10-Dec-10 18:53:51

"15 for one day at Leeds (where they seem much more fond of riots and fires than Reading)"

that's funny - I'd always heard it was the other way round Grin

TheSecondComing · 22/02/2011 22:30

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adamschic · 22/02/2011 22:31

16, at least. DD went to one at 15 but I insisted on accompanying her Grin. We had a fab time but I would prefer her to go on her own now she is 16.

GetOrfMoiLand · 22/02/2011 22:37

I am very liberal with my 15 year old, but i wouldn't want her to go to Reading without some vague adult supervision around tbh.

She has been to gigs before with her mates, but a festival I think is different. Mind you she is not camping overnight so that is a bit better I suppose.

Isn't Reading quite rough and ready compared to the other festivals?

Pollo · 23/02/2011 01:45

My daughter went to Leeds last year at just 16 and stayed in a tent with other girls of the same age. They had a ball, saw lots of bands etc, no problems except for the vile loos! I was anxious (we live 200 miles away from there, but one of the others lives nearby). So much depends on the personality of the teenager involved.

Batteryhuman · 23/02/2011 19:22

At Reading the vast majority of the "trouble" occurs in the campsite. So long as DD is in the arena area and with friends I am sure she will be fine.

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