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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, in about a year they will be in college. [/quote]

+1. With my specific kids and my parenting philosophy, this would be my approach. Unless I had a specific reason to distrust the group of friends based on past behavior, I'd be fine with this.[/quote]

Curious: How old are your children PP?[/quote]

23, 21, and 14. I did let my older two go to a beach week sort of thing, and by the time she's a junior or senior I can definitely see letting my youngest go as well unless her behavior or friend group changes to the point that either is giving me red flags about her safety or whether I can trust her. My usual approach is to allow as much freedom as the individual child's track record of past responsibility or lack thereof suggests that they can handle, especially by the time they're in their late teens, and even my 14 year old has already taken a few day trips with her friends without me and handled it fine. I tend to be considered a rather permissive parent in a lot of ways, and I can definitely see why other families might decide differently.[/quote]

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