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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]D hasn't asked. None of her friends from school are going. She will start her summer job a week after graduation. I wouldn't allow her to go if she asked.[/quote]

I'm not interested in what other parents decide is best for their children. I decide what is best for my child. I've set boundaries and limits, and gradually relaxed them as my child gets older. I am not from DC. Where I'm from there was no "beach week,' which sounds like a ridiculous idea to me. We all had various plans after college, but none involved renting a beach house, getting drunk, having sex, etc. The kids who are doing this, are doing it at home. If you want your kid to go, fine, send him/her. But mine isn't going.

I've spent a lot of time giving my children independence and helping them learn how to use it. I find parents around here amazingly hands-off when it comes to their teenagers. They give them too much freedom and then are "shocked" when their kids get into trouble.

PP, I'm with you. If my DD didn't want to go, I'd feel glad she's chosen a good group of friends. I don't think children change their behavior that much when they go to college. I know I didn't. If you've been overly strict, then yes, maybe your child will go wild, but if you've given your children freedom and helped them learn how to use it, your children will take care of themselves.

All the other posters who want their children to replicate their own beach week experiences, well, fine for you and your child. But your children are likely not friends with my child. [/quote]

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