Allow young teen to go to the beach with friends (and parent chaperone)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wish parents like this would invite just one friend. Take one friend at a time. No need to make it chaotic. Certainly increases the risk.

When I was growing up my extended family shared a beach house - so we couldn’t have just taken one friend at a time for different weeks during the summer as there were only a few weeks with space for friends.

I’d want more information (presence of lifeguards, whether kids would be doing things I see as more dangerous, like jet skis or night swimming) before saying yes or no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It depends on how much dad will be supervising.

How would you know before you let your kid go?

We take lots of kids to the beach with us. We go most weekends. Over the years we’ve probably take. 25 different kids. No parent has ever said no or even asked what we would be doing.

Not the same.
I have a 12yo and we’ve take friends to the beach too. I’d let her go with a family.
I’m not sure I’d let her go with a group of 5 and only one parent. It’s not the same as bringing a kid on a family vacation.