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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP referred to "surviving" 20 unsupervised days?!?

For fuck's sake.  What are we doing to this generation of kids for whom unstructured, no-pressure, unsupervised time is something to be "survived"?!?

Give the kid the gift of some time to let his mind wander.  Figure stuff out.  Build something.  Dig something.  Start a lawn business.  Paint some rooms in your house.  Refinish some old wooden furniture.  Read some books.  Masturbate.  Think about girls.  Get bored.  Futz around.  Do some chores.

Do him an even bigger favor and turn off wifi.

He'll "survive".  He might even expand his mind, set some goals, and figure some shit out.

Give him this gift.[/quote]

Yes, and he and his pals can skip down to the old timey soda fountain and chat with Becky! PP, the 1940's teenager will not return no matter how many times you buy your grandson plaid short sleeved shirts. Bored kids can get into serious, serious trouble these days and it involves more than just 1940 "hijinks". [/quote]

Oh, please.  If leaving your kid alone for 10 hours would make him get into serious trouble, you've already got serious trouble on your hands.   The only concern I'd have is leaving a 13 year old with unfettered internet access alone inside for that long - I'd probably have a porn addict on my hands in a couple of weeks.  But unless you live in a REALLY bad neighborhood, there is NO more danger to having a kid walk down the street, knock on a neighbor's door, and offer to mow his lawn for $20 than there was 20 years ago or even in the 1940's.

People on DCUM watch too much Law and Order SVU or something.  Statistically speaking, it's very safe around here, and there's no reason that  13 year old couldn't spend a few weeks unsupervised at home doing projects, chores, reading, and just hanging out.  If he's got a bike, let him ride a bike.  Let him explore.

Unstructured, unsupervised time for a teenager should not mean that he's immediately setting fire to your house.  If it does, you need more help than summer camp for him. [/quote]

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