How big of a room needed to be a desirable teen hangout space?

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Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one the cringes at the idea of adults putting lots of thought and money into making their house a hangout spot for teens?

Not if you have the money and space but usually it's more about the parents than the kids. Usually they do it so the kids cannot be seen or heard.

Or it might be because the parent wants to keep their kid close and under their watch. That can backfire because they will gravitate elsewhere if you are hovering or weird.

Good parents supervise what goes on.

As a previous poster said, the kids will gravitate to a house where there is minimal seen and felt supervision. Just reality. We have a lovely space and couldn't be more welcoming and accepting and my teen hangs out at a house where he's told me the parents either look the other way or genuinely don't see alcohol, which I'm not doing. So there you go.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one the cringes at the idea of adults putting lots of thought and money into making their house a hangout spot for teens?

Not if you have the money and space but usually it's more about the parents than the kids. Usually they do it so the kids cannot be seen or heard.

Or it might be because the parent wants to keep their kid close and under their watch. That can backfire because they will gravitate elsewhere if you are hovering or weird.

Good parents supervise what goes on.

Sorry, no. Good parents do not need to physically monitor their teenagers at all times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one the cringes at the idea of adults putting lots of thought and money into making their house a hangout spot for teens?

Not if you have the money and space but usually it's more about the parents than the kids. Usually they do it so the kids cannot be seen or heard.

Or it might be because the parent wants to keep their kid close and under their watch. That can backfire because they will gravitate elsewhere if you are hovering or weird.

Good parents supervise what goes on.

Sorry, no. Good parents do not need to physically monitor their teenagers at all times.

Let me guess, you are the same check out parent screaming the schools need to fix drug use, mental health and behavior problems. Yes, you need to supervise.