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[quote=Anonymous]As others have said, you'll want to do a few dry runs, both with your kid & letting your kid try it alone. You'll also want to talk through some possible scenarios -- what to do if a creepy person sits by you, what to do if you miss your stop, etc. But a short trip on a Metro line should be well within the capabilities of a 10-12 year old. I'm going to sound like a dinosaur, I know, but starting when I was 10 or 11 I would take the bus home all the way across town (the 30-buses from Wisconsin & Mass to Eastern Market). Some days I traveled with my friend who lived near Union Station, and we'd take the N-buses to Dupont and then transfer to the Red line. That was a while ago, but things have not changed much in terms of safety -- some of the neighborhoods I travelled through are actually safer now, and the risk of non-parental abduction hasn't gone up appreciably. [/quote]
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