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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most 5th grade boys are either 11 and some even 12yrs old.

Even still, a group of 10yr olds can navigate an amusement park. That is what maps and employees are for.

If an 8yr old can be a latchkey kid, than a group 2-3yrs older can be on there own for short amount of times with meet-up areas in a park.   What do you all think will happen?  They will get grabbed and thrown in a bathroom and raped?  By this age I was gone all day in the woods, baseball field, park, playing games in the street and bicycling for miles. I bet you all were too. And your parents had no clue where you were as long as you were home for dinner.

You all seriously need to give your kids some breathing room to LEARN to be on their own, navigate, use common sense and acquire some street smarts.

Following their every move with water, snacks, and first aid kits is insane. Sorry. Time to stop hovering. [/quote]

My 5th grader is a latchkey kid.  She has quite a bit of freedom around our neighborhood in the city. However, I wouldn't let her go off at an amusement park in another state without close supervision. [/quote]

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