How much freedom are your 13 year olds allowed?

[desperatedino66]

Dd is 13 and year 8 and is quite sensible.

Just recently she has started to go to the park after school with her friends. The park is about a mile from our house and she has to walk home by herself and has to be in for 6.30pm.

However, she has said that a group of nasty kids from her school have started hanging out there and saying nasty stuff.

I don't think I really want her going there anymore, but I'm not sure if I'm being too over protective or not. If she is at a friends house or cinema etc I don't mind her staying out a bit later.

What do other's do?

In scenario you talk about (nasty kids park) what do you think will happen?
Nasty kids will give her verbal, assault, drugs?
I think I would talk thru those scenarios and get her to work out the risks and how to reduce them. It's an opportunity with 'nasty kids' there, to practice for the bigger badder world.

No you are right ragged, she knows how daft they all look smoking. Will let her go when DP is there to pick her up and at least we can take her home.

Well, if she's said "a group of nasty kids... started hanging out there and saying nasty stuff" then I'd ask her if she'd like to invite her friends to hang out at your house instead, or suggest an alternative place to meet them (? - not sure what your options are geographically). She's clearly uncomfortable with it, and it's spoiling what she did enjoy, so I'd suggest other ways she could enjoy her friends' company