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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am surprised by the amount of supervision other posters have in mind. I would exchange cell numbers, plant myself in a couple places and let them know where I am at the time, meet up for lunch, and turn them loose. A place like Hershey is family friendly and all the rides should be enough to keep them from
doing something really silly. [/quote]

This right here is why I will not allow my kids to go on trips unless I know what kind of parent the chaperone is. [/quote]

Not the PP but that's why my kids go on events like this, I make sure they don't invite the kids who have helicopter parents.

Did you have a parent planted on your ass when you were 12yrs old is the world just "so dangerous" these days? [/quote]

The OP said it was 5th graders.  My daughter in 5th grade is 10, not 12 and would want the supervision level being discussed.  And, I'm by no means a helicopter parent.  [/quote]

I agree with this.  My son is 10 and would FREAK OUT if he got separated from a buddy, and there was no chaperone in sight.   His sense of direction isn't good, particularly in unfamiliar places.

Middle school would be entirely different.  We went unsupervised in 8th grade, only meeting back at lunch and at pick-up time.  Nobody got lost.[/quote]

Seriously, your son is going to be in middle school in 3 months and he can't navigate anywhere and will freak out?  That is pretty sad. [/quote]

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