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[quote=Anonymous]When my daughter was a little younger than your son, I teamed up with the parents of her best friend (who was your son's age) and used a camp-free summer week to help them move beyond "my parents aren't around to drive me anywhere so I'll just sit at home all day" to knowing their neighborhood and being comfortable with using public transportation (such as it is) to get places. It was basically a series of "field trips" which they undertook on bus and metro. It took some parental planning (and a lot of parental anxiety) but that ability to entertain herself and navigate the world on her own has really paid off for DD this year. I would look for a friend in a similar situation, maybe someone who lives a little closer to public transport, whose house you can drop him off at on your way to work. [/quote]
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