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[quote=Anonymous]Totally depends on the factors involved and there's no one size fits all answer. Where? When? And what is the child's personality & level of preparedness? There are some areas/times where I would not recommend any young person take public transportation alone if there's any alternative, and other areas/routes that seem much safer. One of my DDs was incredibly calm, responsible, and mature... I let her start taking city buses and certain specific metro trips alone at age 8. Her younger sister was much more impulsive & oblivious to her surroundings, so for her we waited until middle school. Our third child, DD13, has shown some poor decisionmaking when permitted to do this (lying about destination/who she was with), so she is not allowed to go places alone for now and we will revisit the situation in a few months. In all cases we did several dry-runs first and were willing to adjust our permissions/expectations as needed to fit the kid and the situation.[/quote]
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