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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the parents are there, why would a 17-year-old need to check in more than once every couple of days?! Do you know the family? Is there some trust issue? I have a 17-year-old girl who has spent time most summers off at soccer ID camps, at the beach, etc., and my expectations are to hear from her when she arrives, a couple of times during the time away, and right before she leaves. Others may have different expectations, but that's how we do it.[/quote]

Define there - not all parents will supervise and check in.  Some may just be sleeping in the same house, which is very different from knowing where the girls are, checking in with them, etc.[/quote]

OP here - this is how I'm interpreting the situation.  Although I have met the parents, I don't know them well.  Girls are also driving on their own separately from the parents.
This will be the first time DD has gone away with friends for more than a night or two.  She's gone to camps and on organized group trips with "chaperones" several times.  We don't expect that she check in on these trips, but this one is much less structured.

Thanks for the advice. I appreciate the various perspectives.[/quote]

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