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[quote=Anonymous]For me, age 14 or so (around the beginning of high school) would be the right time. I lived in NYC for about five years in my twenties and was exposed to twice, during daytime hours, and I still remember how shocked and uncomfortable and scared that made me feel as a woman traveling alone. No harm came to me but it was just disturbing. I've also had experiences with being approached by unstable people, forced to wait in a dark train during a power outage, etc. That being said, I know a lot of parents in NYC who do start independent subway riding around age 12, even 11, especially if it's a pair or group of kids riding together. It would be a perfectly understandable choice for you to say yes, but you need to walk through how she would handle such experiences, who she could turn to for help if needed, how she needs to keep alert and not space out on her phone with headphones on, oblivious to her surroundings, etc.[/quote]
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