Where does your teen hangout at?

[Anonymous]

Parents where do your teens hang out at? My 14 yr old needs and wants to get out the house to interact with others their age. FYI I am in the city.

[Anonymous]

He goes to his friends' houses and occasionally they come here.

[Anonymous]

what kind of rando on the internet asks where kids hang out? there is no proof you're a parent.

[Anonymous]

His computer where he talks to other friends on their computers. On a rare occasion some meet at Chipotle.

[Anonymous]

My 15 year old does not hang out. He occasionally meets a friend at the movies or something like that. He’s very introverted so he’s probably an outlier.

[Anonymous]

We live in SF. They hang at friends houses, Japantown, and near the ocean.

[Anonymous]

But this summer he has been...:

The pool (he is a lifeguard/on the swim team/volunteers with the younger swim team swimmers)
Friends' houses (there is one house they particularly hang out at that has a basement/game room)
Online playing games with friends
In his bed watching you tube

[Anonymous]

OP, SMH my experience was so different I remember going to the food court or playground doing nothing but atleast it was other teens. My kid wants to get out but can't find much.

[Anonymous]

Pool
Other kids houses
Community rec center and surrounding courts/fields
Local shopping center. Literally, the grocery store.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:what kind of rando on the internet asks where kids hang out? there is no proof you're a parent.

I don’t think OP is asking people to say “Henry’s house 123 Fourth St.”

[Anonymous]

Friends’ houses or the pool.

[Anonymous]

Pool, friends houses, our house, local parks, Six Flags, walk to 7/11, online.

[Anonymous]

ChickFilA, the pool, local outdoor mall, friend’s house, movie theatre, but mostly on video games in his room.

[Anonymous]

Mostly on line with friends. In person, he sees other kids at the pool (but isn't really friends with them, so doesn't join in), and at his summer service project. I send him out the house to the playground, bball courts, bookstore, etc, hoping he'll find someone, but no one is around. Basically, if he doesn't make 1:1 plans with someone, he doesn't see anyone. I don't know where everyone else is either, so I make sure he gets out and about with the family at least.

[Anonymous]

Not everyone is a natural “hang at the mall” person. I never was, but I always had sports/activities/jobs for human interaction. Your 14 year old may not need much free time.