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[quote=Anonymous]From our own experience with teen DD and from what I know of her friends (and I'm close to the families of some of her close friends), one key thing in whether kids are partiers can be how involved the kids are in activities. DD is in an activity (not school-related and not a sport) that takes up a large amount of time outside school and requires a lot of commitment, so between that and a lot of homework, DD is either at school; at the activity; doing homework; or with me or her dad in the car, going to and from the activity. Her closest friends are the same way. She does see friends from school but never during the week, and on weekends she and her friends have to arrange any social time around all their various commitments. And since none of the kids drives totally independently yet, the parents transport them--usually to each others' houses.

We don't have our heads in the sand about them; we just know where they are and what they're doing because they don't have time for random hanging out. Some DCUM posters will cry that these kids are overscheduled but they're doing activities they chose and continue to choose. It does seem to mean a lot less drama. I can see how some activities themselves could create opportunities for teens to get together and party, but that's just not the case with the things DD and her friends are doing.
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